Glazed In Gore

One "s M u U i R c D i E d R e".
Yeah, a murder disguised in a seeming suicide, a rebus to crack..

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Lia, the HOD of the crime branch in Roseland, along with her crew of Brian, Phoenix, Lily, Jill and Joe, steps onto a path glazed in gore and blood as they are on track to crack a 'S' uicid 'E' case.

Though they assume that this was going to end up like all the other fake suicide cases they have seen and think that the first murderer they found is the don behind the happening, they find him dead in a similar way. Vague suspicions and traces lead them to a woman who calls herself Rosa, but have never her seen before.The case that they anticipated to have a quick end, pulls them into believing that it was never the same; a 'S'cary chain of victims fall prey...

When Lia finally joins all the dots and finds the link between all the victims, she falls unconscious.

Will she finally find Rosa? Read the book to know!
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"It all started with a word that begins with 's' and ends with 'e', but turned out to be another word which had the same beginning, but a different end, all this not in a game of 'words', but 'swords'..."
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🏅BEST BLURB (One shots) @ The Strawberry Milkshake Awards
🏅Honourable Mention (One shots) @ The Strawberry Milkshake Awards
🥉3rd Place (Short story) @ The Inn Awards

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Thanks for being here!

Note: Chapter zero is an independent cliffhanging short story in itself. The book will further be updated with chapters, but ch0 is both a chapter in the book and a one shot standalone short story. For one shot and short story entries for awards, please consider only that chapter. Thanks!