The Damp Rope
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Last published Sat, Sep 5, 2020
The quiet town of Amsterdam holds a secret.
Alexandra Remase has the perfect life working as a doctor in the city and dancing with her sweet boyfriend, Chad Thomas.
Her late mother's murder leaves Alexandra with some startling questions about this, and she sets off to Amsterdam to find some answers.
At first the people of Amsterdam are brave and special. She is intrigued by the curiously sympathetic private detective, Christian Humble. However, after she introduces her to hard pain, slowly finds herself drawn into a man of jealousy, gluttony and perhaps, even murder.
Can Alexandra resist the charms of Christian Humble and uncover the secret of the damp rope before it's too late, or will her demise become yet another Amsterdam legend?
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