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- ↑ Seelye, Katharine Q. (February 27, 2020). "Linda Wolfe, 87, Dies; Wrote of 'Preppie Murder' and Other Crimes" – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ "Swx And Death In Central Park - New York Times". Nytimes.com. 1989-09-10. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- ↑ "WASTED: The Preppie Murder by Linda Wolfe (Simon & Schuster: $19.95; 303 pp.) - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. 1994-09-28. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- ↑ "Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction". Kirkus Reviews.
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