Graveyard Shift.
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Last published Thu, Nov 1, 2018
"Some unfinished business is more important than others. For some, that business is solved immediately after their death, so they're cleared to live the afterlife of their dreams. Of course though, in the case of murder..."
"You want me to solve your murder?"
"What? No! I mean, yes! I mean, I don't want to put the burden on you? Where did you even get that from that statement?"
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When Eliza was accidentally locked into the Hot Topic she worked at overnight, she didn't expect to meet the ghost of a dead, emo teenager. More importantly, she didn't expect to investigate a crime that hit closer to home than she expected.
(first draft: so expect little errors and things of the like. :) )
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