Calm Before The Storm
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57 year old Suzanna Lawson is traveling on vacation with her loving family in the city of London, England. They've been having a great time sightseeing and enjoying all that London has to offer, until a catastrophic storm approaches and forces the Lawson family to take shelter in a large mansion owned by the Castillo family. The Castillos are a very nice family, who's servants cater to the Lawson's every need, but after a bizarre conversation with the owner, Levi Castillo and his wife Valerie, Suzanna realizes the Castillos might not be as normal as she thought. Especially when Levi and Valerie are both found murdered in their own bedroom. She's never been much of a detective, but Suzanna is determined to find the murderer who is running loose in the mansion before they strike again because, as Suzanna has become all too aware of, help isn't coming any time soon. *Rated Mature For Graphic Violence and Murder Descriptions. Proceed At Your Own Risk. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED*
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