Suspect N°1 : Entry 4

Write an email  (in your journal) to Simon Duke.

- Introduce yourself (age, family details/nationalities, languages spoken, hobbies)
- if you like reading - what do you normally read etc
- if you like writing - do you ever write fiction, poems, songs...
- how much you have read of Suspect so far
- your initial reactions

Bring all your journal work to class on Tuesday

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