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Last published Thu, Oct 22, 2020
Young detective Riley Carson is determined to solve a missing persons case that has been ongoing for over 4 years. When new information is uncovered, they discover the lead suspect is a close friend. Now, Riley is torn between justice and friendship. If their friend really is the culprit, will they do what's right and turn him in?
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This novel will contain topics that may be triggering to some people, so I will have trigger warnings and/or content warnings at the beginning of each chapter if need be.
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THIS IS A ROUGH DRAFT. I WILL BE POSTING THE ROUGH DRAFT AS I GO, AND WILL BE UPDATING/EDITING EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. IF YOU SEE ANYTHING THAT YOU THINK NEEDS EDITING OR NOTICE ANY TYPOS, FEEL FREE TO LET ME KNOW, THANKS. also I have no idea what to name this novel.
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