"I never thought she would jump. She never had the reason to." When the popular, intelligent and pretty Kobayashi Rui takes her own life by jumping in front of a metro train, a sophomore girl; Minase is unable to shake the feeling that Rui was killed instead. Her death just didn't make sense, even to a forensic studies student like her. Mere days after the fateful incident; when Minase is taking the subway home, she hears Rui's voice from the lone telephone booth- except no one is there. Every time she stepped onto that platform, she would hear snippets of Rui's voice as well as conversations playing from the hung up telephone, but no one else seems to be able to hear it. Over time, the snippets of conversation turn to pleas for help, distorted screams and recordings of Rui's last moments, revealing ugly truths one after another. The whole city is changing; crows perch everywhere in Kyoto, along with supernatural happenings that shouldn't be there. Minase sets off to find out Rui's killer before it's too late, except now, her fate is too far down the twisted path to easily steer away.

Olivia's ordinary life working at the Midnight Whispers Café is thrown into chaos when a troubled stranger arrives. Their meeting sparks creepy connections between the cafe and shadowy 49th Street. As Olivia delves into the chilling history of this ominous street, she tumbles into a tangled web of secrets and lies threatening to trap her. Will she piece together the truth before the darkness conceals it forever? Or will someone surprising beat her to it? Join Olivia on this mysterious journey filled with intrigue, secrets, and the unknown.

Ali loved her brother and they had a great bond though they did grow distant over time however when her brother died from an unknown disease she started wondering whether everyone would have prefered her dead instead so she begins acting like her brother and putting on his clothes as well as cutting her hair and when her mother finds out and chooses to encourage her to continue she does what happens when she finds a mysterious note in her brothers coat she's now grappling to figure out if that's really how he died.

------------------------------------------------------------- ❝Burn it.❞ ❝What?❞ ❝Did I say stand there and look stupid? No, I said burn. It.❞ ------------------------------------------------------------- Highest Ranking ----------------------------------------- #3 bodies #17 Killings

[REWRITTEN VERSION OF THE ORIGINAL CRIMSON RAVEN] [BOOK 2 OF THE MYTHICAL SERIES OF HEROES OF TIME] -- It's been 25 years since the events of the first book. Most of the previous cast have settled and have created families of their own, bringing on the next generation. Sakari's the new owner of the Kiyosumi headquarters, while their wife, Shisui has taken over Hana's job as the mythology teacher at the high school. Mamoru, an old classmate of Sakari, Shisui, and the others, has gone on to become the first trans detective of Kiyosumi. He's taken on cases the police won't solve, including one that Mamoru has been investigating ever since he first made his agency: The gruesome Crimson Raven murders. Little does he know that this ties to his becoming the second hero, as well as finding out a shocking secret of the former ruler of Tigoris: Solaria Moria. ---- Rated Mature for Violence and Gore, possibly other triggering themes as well. Chapters with these will have warnings beforehand. --- Representation: POC, LGBT, Disorders! (all of the books will have these) Genre: Murder Mystery/Fantasy --- Started: January 30th, 2022 Finished: ?

Detective Amelia Cross never thought she'd return to the sleepy town of Marlowe. But when a string of mysterious deaths rocks the community, she's pulled back in, teaming up with cocky but charming officer Lucas Hale to unravel the dark secrets lurking beneath the town's idyllic surface. As the investigation deepens, Amelia and Lucas find themselves tangled in a web of corruption, betrayal, and lies. The suspects are many-each with a motive, each hiding something-but one thing becomes clear: the killer is closer than they think. When Amelia uncovers a trail that leads to the most powerful person in town, she must confront her darkest fears and face the truth that could destroy everything. With tensions rising and danger closing in, Amelia must outsmart a cunning criminal with a plan that reaches farther than anyone could have imagined. But even as the final piece falls into place, will the truth be enough to stop the killer before it's too late? In this gripping murder mystery, nothing is as it seems, and everyone has something to hide. "Shadows of Marlowe" is a tale of suspense, secrets, and the hidden darkness of a small town.

As they reach, Anirudh rapidly enters the lab, with his mind racing with anticipation. Rahul follows him and they both finally reach the forensic experts. Anirudh's eyes narrow slightly, his expression querying, "What have you got Prateek?", he asks the scientist. Prateek replies that, We found no fingerprints, but the organs of the boy are totally damaged and there is a slight fungus formed on the skin, even the body is so cold. So, what I finally say is that, the boy was killed before 15-16 days. Listening to this Anirudh's eyes widened, his heart beating swiftly as he didn't expect this. He slowly utters......"WHAT 15-16 DAYS?"