The Beast's Challenge
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A series of killings caused a once peaceful town to tremble in fear. The chief of police, Inspector Pencos, who has long launched an investigation to find and arrest the murderer - known to be a beast lurking in the forest that surrounds the town. As he came closer to discover something that could bring the case to a close, he instead discovered that someone else has been tailing his every moves. How can the chief solve and close the case with somebody behind him hellbent to terminate his life?
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