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Murder Spelled Backwards: Appreciating Wordplay in Literature

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Word puzzles are all around us. Evian is naïve spelled backwards (which fits, seeing as anyone paying a surcharge for fancy French water must be a little wet behind the ears) and Erewhon is an anagram for nowhere (also apropos, because the overpriced grocery store is a black hole for my bank account). Linguistic games are rampant throughout popular culture. Shutter Island is an anagram for Truths and Lies, the Doors’ song “Mr. Mojo Risin’” is an…
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CrimeReads broke the news in on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.
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