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Everything you are about to read is true. That is the first lie. A dead serial killer returns after nine years. A true-crime podcaster begins reopening the case that destroyed his family. A forensic doctor with a changed identity keeps appearing exactly where she shouldn't. Through cassette tapes, missing archives, late-night ramen conversations, and recordings that were never meant to be heard, *The Ferryman's Archive* slowly unravels into something far more dangerous than a murder investigation.

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✨️🏆First place - Best blurb in the Whispers beneath the ice Awards🏆✨️ From a low and invisible position to the most evil throne, find how a modest soul was forced to walk a path of destruction. How a soft lotus got its petals drenched with others' blood. In an ancient Chinese fantasy world, some clans had magic powers. The Wangs controlled the light, the Baos manipulated the flow of time, the Bais used wind magic and the Xie delved into dark magic. Bai Tong Xin was a distant relative of the Bai clan leader but he could change the aim of his arrows. So, he was sent to the capital, Yuanhua, to trained at the Academy, with his maids, Nana and Susu. After an incident involving Bai Tong Xin and Susu, he ended up terrified and Susu severely punished. But her punishment awakened something hidden inside her. Something that would change her life and reveal dark secrets. ************** Disclaimer: This story will contain depictions of violence and death. Reader discretion is advised. I'm not a native English speaker. Please excuse the grammatical and structural mistakes and do not hesitate to let me know if you find some! Best rankings #1 Chinese fantasy (2025-11-07) #1 Eastern fantasy (2025-11-08) #2 xuanhuan (2025-12-16) #2 demonic (2025-12-21)

Highest Ranking: #1 in desigirl Rani's life is fine. Totally, heartbreak-free, thriving-on-ice-cream-and-denial fine. (She only cries sometimes.) Now she's trading secrets and heartbreak stories with a guy who makes her laugh again-without realizing she's texting the one man she swore to forget. Her ex. The one who knew her favorite flowers. The one who broke her heart at a dinner she still pretends didn't happen. Rani's got rules: No second chances. No wondering if the universe is trying to be funny. But fate has a twisted sense of humor. And falling for a stranger feels a lot like falling for him all over again. This book has been published on Royal Road under the username TypedConfessions on 06/01/2026