{"id":221,"date":"2026-06-17T11:58:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T18:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rambleon.ca\/talesntunes\/?p=221"},"modified":"2026-06-17T11:59:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T18:59:14","slug":"razorblade-tears-by-s-a-crosby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rambleon.ca\/talesntunes\/razorblade-tears-by-s-a-crosby\/","title":{"rendered":"Razorblade Tears by S.A. Crosby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Razorblade Tears is a thriller novel by S.A. 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