All the Little Compromises
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Last published Thu, Mar 10, 2022
Desperately in need of a change, Margaret Cooper leaves academia to enlist in the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit. However, when a series of unexpected trials resurface a mess of painful and nearly buried memories, Margaret's past and present begin to blur.
Spencer Reid has spent his life in books - using his brilliant mind to reason through the world's most complicated of problems. Following a chance encounter with the bureau's newest agent, Spencer is confronted with his most complicated problem, yet - the enigmatic Margaret Cooper.
"To the person in the bell jar, the world itself is a bad dream."
- Sylvia Plath
Criminal Minds || Seasons 8 - 9
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