A Lesson Before Dying
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Last published Tue, Apr 16, 2019
"The video has gone around everywhere. A man. Who knows how old. His experience is obvious. But that is beside the point. He is saving lives. Killing people, yes. But he is saving other people that don't deserve to be hurt."
This is a book I have recently started writing. There isn't much to it right now but any feedback is very much appreciated! Thanks for reading :) I will do my best to update this at least once a week. Maybe more if I can.
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In Manchester United Kingdom, an airport worker James would go through a terrorist attack that almost kills him. He would survive but something that the terrorist told him about would get into his head, thinking if he's serious or not. The last thing he said to James was... 'The Mastermind is coming for you and with the Mastermind, there is no escape, only never ending suffering'. These words would haunt James but the suffering has just began. As the story goes on, James would realise it's not going to be easy returning to his normal life as the Mastermind has plans for him and what's worse, the Mastermind is everywhere, following him, seeing what he does, who he meets, who he loves. The Mastermind is tracking his movements and James doesn't know it. What's even worse, the Mastermind can be anyone, even his loved ones, making it hard for him to know who he can trust.
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