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Penumbra
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Ongoing, First published Sep 17, 2018
Being moved from Homicide to Theft has Detective Pierce Evans tumbling into an intricate web of lies and deception that corrupt the very city he lives in. Charged with the duty to capture a thief who dances on moonless nights, Pierce chases after him wth his friend and love interest, Maiko Holmes. Caught between trying to work out what is right and wrong, he can only continue to do his job. Only for his world to be turned on it's head when the thief starts to whisper secrets in the dark.
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