A serial killer called the Black Death has been elusive from the police department. Any officer who see's him ends up dead the police call him a mad dog. He kills every night and he tortures them and dismembers them. A detective named Jack has devoted the rest of his life to chase down and kill the Black Death. On the day of Jack's birthday the Black Death tortured and killed his wife Rose. The Black Death recorded all of it he left behind a video camera and he wrote happy birthday in her blood on the wall behind her lifeless body. Jack is willing to find him at any cost will Jack find the Black Death and uncover the horrible truth or die trying?

Her gaze penetrated through his cold one, bringing with it a warmth he had not felt for so long he had forgotten it existed. Now, with her just in his reach, he felt that warmth, felt everything about her bring back past memories. She, however, looked at him with curiosity. She had a need to know this beautiful stranger who walked with the grace of a dancer and had the perfection of a star glinting in the night sky. Could she be real? What if she wasn't? Could he risk losing his warmth? And could she risk her sanity to find out the mystery behind this solitary boy?

How does your night go from a game of Hide and Seek with your best friend, to your parents being murdered the same night? On top of that, you're sent to live with your mother and father's best friend, Mrs. and Mr. Harmon. Although Emily and her brother have no idea who these people are, they're given the luxury life and a dream every kid wants. However, those dreams soon turn into nightmares. A handprint in the dirt, a fired maid who still works in the garden, and a game where you have to kill to keep your soul from being sacrificed to a wicked book. When you enter the house, you follow the rules, you play the game... My name is Emily. I thought it was a normal, abandoned house. I thought she was a normal girl. I thought we'd play a normal game of hide and seek. Turns out I was wrong. Dead wrong... *You can now play Hide and seek as an interactive game on the app: CHAPTERS that was purchased by Crazy Maple Studios* Updated Hide and Seek Order 2020 Hide and Seek Hide and Seek: The Return of Mr. Harmon Hide and Seek 3: The Last Game (Not Yet Completed) Prequel: Violet Helena and the rings (Not Yet Completed)

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