Haunted
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Last published Mon, Sep 2, 2019
A participating piece in the August Whodunit contest.
This story focuses on Gray Bennet, the enigmatic niece of Delilah Black. Constantly haunted by her ghosts and the ghosts of those around her, she must learn to cope with them if she is to retain any semblance of sanity.
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