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Playing With Fire

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arson crime murder mystery

It's hard not to love fire; the warmth, the light, the comfort. For a select group in Albany, New York, though, fire may be a little too close for comfort. Cases of hypnotic trances causing those who enter to thrust themselves into fires are becoming more and more common, and it seems as if nobody is able to stop them.

Constance Weatherby, armed with only her wits and her drive to compete, feels up to this challenge. As she recounts the tale of her fight against the Albany Arsonist to her most trusted companion, Jonah Cohl, Jonah can only wonder one thing: did she succeed in catching the nefarious villain, or get lost in the flames of the case?All Rights Reserved

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Madame Juror. by TiNyDiAmOnD101

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Wolf In The Night by melissalynn88

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Everyone's A Suspect by Smccabe0

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Madame Juror. cover

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Madame Juror.

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