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Also Known As	Patricia Carroll Daniels
Born	June 9, 1956 (age 70) • Miami • Florida
Awards And Honors	Edgar Award (1991)
Notable Works	“A Time for Remembering” • “Chaos” • “Isle of Dogs” • “Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper-Case Closed” • “Postmortem” • “The Bone Bed”

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