Monsters & Gunsmoke (six bullets and a prayer)
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Augustine Lister is a private investigator of sorts. You think your wife is cheating on you? He gets the answers you may not want to hear. Your friend, the hot shot reporter, goes missing after a huge scoop? He cracks the case wide open. Your uncle uncovers an ancient tome, and unleashes a demented evil, hell bent on destroying everything in its path? Let's just say no case is too big. Underworld Investigations is a collection of short stories introducing you to the cases Augustine Lister helps solve.
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