Memory Trail | Open Novella Contest 2020 |
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In the city of Valme, capital of the Mentow empire, blood flows in the streets. A serial murderer is on the loose, and it is up to Tylissa Clay, an orphan with her own brand of magic to find him. In her quest she is aided by the city's most competent detective, the Crown Prince himset, but, as they are getting closer to the truth, this case may cut too close to home...
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