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Memories in the City

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ACCUSED OF A MURDER HE DIDN'T COMMIT

The bloody body of a jeweler is found in his bedroom with no way for the murderer to get in or out. Jake Fox, a watchmaker turned vigilante, is the only suspect. The City Watch, corrupted by a cabal of wizards that have invaded the city, will pin the murder on him if he can't find the real killer.

Tortured by his past, Jake Fox must survive the mean streets of a city occupied by a foreign power and follow the clues into a dangerous underworld. Will his friends, fellow survivors of the arcane occupation, be able to help him?

CAN JAKE CATCH A MURDERER BEFORE OTHERS DIE?

Memories in the City is a stand-alone novel featuring Jake Fox, a pulp fiction hero in the tradition of Mikey Spillane, Raymond Carver, and Max Allan Collins.All Rights Reserved

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