Detective Thorne found a suspect claiming he spent the entire stormy night reading a paperback book by the fireplace. The book was open on a side table. Thorne picked it up, flipped through the pages, and arrested the suspect for lying. What did Thorne notice about the book?
The pages were uncut
Many vintage or collector paperbacks are bound with folded, uncut pages along the top and side edges, meaning they cannot be read until the pages are physically sliced open with a knife. An unread book with uncut pages exposed the suspect's lie.
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