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  • And Carstairs is known for her opposition because she's afraid that women's rights might be jeopardized by the Accord and nobody will help her to change her mind on that.

    A Modern Foreign Policy 1990

  • But the end of the story takes place far back in time, when Louisa arrives as a young woman in the town Munro calls Carstairs, describing her wish to forget her past and her hopes for the future:

    The Lamp in the Mausoleum Lurie, Alison 2006

  • " Carstairs" lip curled disdainfully at the miserable figure.

    Best Detective Stories Hare, Cyril, 1900-1958 1959

  • "Carstairs," he said, "I'm going to get a wounded man out there.

    The Hosts of the Air 1890

  • Worse, this appears to have inspired cases such as that of a child rapist, secure in Carstairs these last 20 years or so, who has lobbied to have an assortment of well-known confectionery brands on his daily menu.

    Think Diouf is vile? Listen to the fans | Kevin McKenna 2011

  • Carstairs' wife, the mysterious foreign adventuress.

    The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz – review 2011

  • He shot a teacher dead in her classroom (in front of her pupils), was committed to Carstairs (the Scottish state hospital) from where he escaped, in the process murdering a nurse, a police officer and a member of the public with an axe.

    Killer Free On Shopping Spree « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009

  • Slim Carstairs snapped his fingers, trying to think of it.

    Presley of the FBI Jeff Swanson 2011

  • Audio Fiction @ RevCast Fiction: "3: 06pm London, England" by Neil Carstairs, read by Matthew Bey.

    SF Tidbits for 12/15/08 2008

  • The horses disappeared around one of the buildings, and Carstairs shook his head.

    WHEN THE HEAVENS FALL GILBERT MORRIS 2010

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