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Steve Wick is this week's guest on the 27Speaks podcast.

Steve Wick is this week's guest on the 27Speaks podcast.

27Speaks on Mar 13, 2025

Journalist Steve Wick recently published his debut novel, "The Ruins," a gripping tale of murder, espionage and Nazis on Long Island inspired by a trial he covered in 1980 as a young reporter at Newsday. Wick joins the editors on the podcast this week to discuss the true crime story and the process of creating a fictional work.

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