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Nursing Homes, Mystery, and Suspense.

Seymour Shubin is a novelist whose previous work "Anyone's My Name," was a best seller. Shubin is the former managing editor of Official Detective Stories, and has written for medical and psychological journalists. His new novel, "The Captain," is a suspense story that explores the anger and resentment a retired detective living in a nursing home feels towards the nurses, doctors, and the family members who put him there. The novel has been nominated for an Edgar Award.

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Other segments from the episode on March 10, 1983

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, March 10, 1983: Interview with Seymour Shubin.

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