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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 20 Mar 2013

    Best-selling horror writer James Herbert - who wrote The Rats - dies aged 69 at home in Sussex, UK

    10:51 AM - 20 Mar 2013
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      1. Jady Sinclair‏ @JadySinclair 20 Mar 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking RIP James Herbert. Thanks for many happy hours reading your books when a teenager in the '70's.

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      2. Jamie Coleman‏ @Coler3 20 Mar 2013
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        “@BBCBreaking: Best-selling horror writer James Herbert - who wrote The Rats - dies aged 69” @joshblake17 as if this has just come up! Haha

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      2. sph‏ @tiger_monkey 20 Mar 2013
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        "@BBCBreaking: Best-selling horror writer James Herbert - who wrote The Rats - dies aged 69 at home in Sussex, UK" @HelenHackworthy

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      3. Helen Hackworthy‏ @HelenHackworthy 20 Mar 2013
        Replying to @tiger_monkey

        @tiger_monkey Ta, didn't know. Loved his books as a teenager. I will lend you The Rats!

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      4. sph‏ @tiger_monkey 21 Mar 2013
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        @HelenHackworthy i can read it to the boys at bedtime.

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      2. Sarah Jerrari‏ @mamajerrari 20 Mar 2013
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        “@BBCBreaking: Best-selling horror writer James Herbert - who wrote The Rats - dies aged 69 at home in Sussex, UK” RIP - I loved his books!

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      3. Piaggio Ape Tukxi‏ @Tukxi 20 Mar 2013
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        @mamajerrari Rats, terrific book.

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      4. Sarah Jerrari‏ @mamajerrari 20 Mar 2013
        Replying to @Tukxi

        @Tukxi @ShaggyCoe The Rats, The Lair, The Fluke, The Fog....all great. Think I read the Rats when I was about 15! Might have to re-read!

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      5. Piaggio Ape Tukxi‏ @Tukxi 20 Mar 2013
        Replying to @mamajerrari

        @mamajerrari @ShaggyCoe The Fog, creeped me out. Brilliant

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      1. tawanda gwatinyanya‏ @tgwatinyanya 3 Apr 2013
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        @BBCBreaking

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      1. Libby Virgoe‏ @TiaVirgoe 23 Mar 2013
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        @BBCBreaking what bad news. Great writer

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      2. MarkLamble‏ @LambleMark 21 Mar 2013
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        @BBCBreaking Please RT - Charity walk along Great Wall of China for MS!! Thank you xx 🚶Lets help raise lots!! 👍http://www.justgiving.com/MarkAaranNickChinaTrek2014 …

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      3. MarkLamble‏ @LambleMark 20 Jun 2013
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        @BBCBreaking pls sponsor & RT charity walk along Great Wall of China for MS. Pls help raise lots. Thank u xx http://justgiving.com/MarkAaranNickChinaTrek2014 …

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      1. Serena Merry‏ @beenusbibbin 20 Mar 2013
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        “@BBCBreaking: Best-selling horror writer James Herbert - who wrote The Rats - dies aged 69 at home in Sussex, UK”. A great novelist

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      1. Lou‏ @LovelyLou69 20 Mar 2013
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        “@BBCBreaking: Best-selling horror writer James Herbert - who wrote The Rats - dies aged 69 at home in Sussex, UK” Legend! : (

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      2. maggie cameron‏ @maggal66 20 Mar 2013
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        “@BBCBreaking: Best-selling horror writer James Herbert - who wrote The Rats - dies aged 69 at home in Sussex, UK” omg! This is so sad :(

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      3. Karl‏ @DJ_KO 20 Mar 2013
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        @maggal66 @BBCBreaking Oh!

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