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Complete, First published Mar 12, 2019
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He watched her walk off in a hurry back to wherever she had come from. He only stopped once she had turned the corner and was out of sight. Left in awe and wonderment, he turned the piece of card over to the other side where her name was written in perfect cursive. 
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Andy lived peacefully in his home with his useless brother Vin. Soon enough, he finds that the population of his town is turning against him one by one.  A young girl had gone missing and he is starting to think that people are suspecting him of being responsible for it. Andy secludes himself to only knowing the company of his alcoholic brother, his faceless neighbor Earl and a  woman he would undoubtedly become obsessed with. As more and more women reach a violent fate, Andy becomes more involved than he ever expected to.

2019 1st place winner of the AuroraAwards "MYSTERY/THRILLER" category
2019 2nd place winner of the #YouCanDoAnything Awards "THRILLER/MYSTERY" category
2019 2nd place winner of the Lollipop Awards "THRILLER/MYSTERY" category
2019 2nd place winner of the AcheronAwards "GENERAL FICTION" category
2019 2nd place winner of the Summer Awards "HORROR" category
2019 2nd place winner of the Tetralogy Awards "MYSTERY/THRILLER and ACTION" category
2019 3rd place winner of the Majestic Awards "MYSTERY/THRILLER/HORROR" category
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