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You Speak of Murder

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Reads 9,834
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Parts 43
Time 11h 8m

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In a divided city, a first-year resident, an investigative journalist, and their neighbor join forces to unravel a web of corruption and secrets surrounding the death of their friend, leading them to confront an oppressive government, uncover dark pasts, and ignite a revolution to expose the truth.

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#1 in edgeofyourseat
#6 in murdermystery
#8 in queerromance
#10 in whodunnit
#17 in worldbuilding
Featured by @StoriesUndiscovered - April 2023
Featured by @mystery - May 2023 
Featured by @crime - June 2023 

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Sparks

It's 2099. The world is about as one would expect - the situation has improved, but there's still war, famine, poverty. Presiding over the world's technological advances is the supercompany Regentech. When Aryn, a very standard girl from eastern Missouri, is presented with an "internship" opportunity from the company everyone wants to be a part of, what will she find behind the scenes and who, exactly, is the enemy? Document is completed, chapters posted Monday and Friday. Excerpt: Looking back up at him, disgust is written clearly on my face. "You're sick, you know that? I honestly thought you were better than this." "Hah, but what you don't see is that you're just as sick as I am." "And why is that?" He sneers at me as he begins going down the stairs. "Because I'm doing what I know is right. And you aren't trying to stop what you see as wrong."