Ecclestone Manor: A Quarter past midnight
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Ongoing1h 59m
Last published Thu, Sep 9, 2021
Temping wasn't exactly the lifestyle she had in mind after leaving university. Burying her dad, meeting her grandfather and solving the mystery to the serial killer running rampant on the streets of London, also was not part of the plan...
Poppy is 24 years old fresh out of university and fresh out of luck with a career, with her dad's sudden death she begins a journey of self-discovery of her dual heritage and endeavours to track down her father's elusive parents. What she didn't prepare herself for was the wealth that accompanied the Prescott's as well as the drama...
A care home for the rich and entitled with a hidden secret within it's walls, yet it has been seeking Poppy's attention for weeks now. Will she resist it's call? Or Will she answer the call at... A quarter past midnight?
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