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The Trident

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Reads 85
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Parts 13
Time 4h 10m

crime drama mystery noir romance thriller

The year is 1947 in Brooklyn, and PI Ray Allison is on the case when he is hired by Gwen Sanford to look into the death of a high profile millionaire and weapon manufacturer with shady connections, her father, Stephen Sanford, who suddenly died in a bizarre car crash which is quickly written off as a suicide. The case will prove to be anything but straightforward however. A dearth of direct evidence and a parade of suspects with possible reasons to kill promises to complicate Allison's investigation. Furthermore, his involvement with Gwen and the alluring stranger, Vera Walters, may just prove his undoing...

Note: This story should be read as a frame narrative. The plain text is the flashback. The italicised text is in the "present", and is meant to reflect the narrator telling the story to somebody else. It can also be thought of as a voiceover.All Rights Reserved

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Mercy

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