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birdographer

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Thu Feb 1, 2024, 06:19 PM Feb 2024

Where would you hide it? [View all]

I am writing a fiction book. A character, now dead, was a reporter. He was solving a cold case in another state and did not put the info on the computer because he did not want it there. He has it in a somewhat-thin file folder. I need it to be hidden in his desk so someone looking for it might miss it. It will be labeled something non-descriptive, but it will contain the info.

Where can he put it? Do desks still have blotters now to hide things under? Is it easy to create a false bottom to a drawer? His replacement reporter at the desk has to find it, so it has to be findable, but not obvious. Any thoughts on where he can put a folder? TIA

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Where would you hide it? [View all] birdographer Feb 2024 OP
Taped to the underside of the desk, inside, above the main drawer. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2024 #1
Take it out of the folder nocoincidences Feb 2024 #2
Taped to the bottom of the center drawer. Ocelot II Feb 2024 #3
2nd monitor with inards removed behind screen..... getagrip_already Feb 2024 #4
WOW, thanks for rapid replies! birdographer Feb 2024 #5
Easy to self publish/bind a book. MLAA Feb 2024 #6
Disguised as tissue paper holding artificial flowers in a vase. usonian Feb 2024 #7
I have a office. Eko Feb 2024 #8
One question ggma Feb 2024 #9
Really good question birdographer Feb 2024 #10
Then an old wooden desk ggma Feb 2024 #12
Outside bottom of a drawer. Rincewind Feb 2024 #11
false bottom to drawer limbicnuminousity Feb 2024 #13
Let's make the old wooden desk a roll top. yellowdogintexas Feb 2024 #14
What's the time period? catnipcoffee Mar 2024 #15
In a church pamphlet in the bottom of a drawer... mikelewis May 2024 #16
You are back! birdographer May 2024 #17
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