Take Me To Church
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London's a beast of a town.
Millions of people cross paths every day under Big Ben, the Gherkin and the London Eye. The city is big, it's booming, it's alive. A place full of opportunities. Behind the postcard picture hides a darker side filled with skulduggery, prostitution, gang warfare and organized crime. Underground London is a familiar place for Jack. Half-time private investigator and full-time hitman, he and his drug dealer lifelong friend Fence have been swimming in these troubled waters since they were free from the orphanage they grew up in. Gifted, they both made a name for themselves on the black market and drove their businesses with confidence.
Until Jack accepted the one assassination contract that would change their lives forever.
From dirty South London's taverns and Soho sex clubs to white Victorian buildings and the City's glass towers, they will go from lies and deceptions to unravel conspiracies triggering uncanny events, discovering who they truly are and revealing ancient secrets.
A centuries-old dark plot started by supernatural beings that will ultimately result in the dawn of the Forlorn.
London's a beast of a town, Hell yeah!
Story updated regularly.
Cover picture by Sergio Ibanez (@sgribanez)
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