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Last published Fri, Jul 30, 2021
A killer with a keen interest to bring alive a childhood game challenges the police to solve it before the killer finishes the game. What first seemed like a prank soon turns into a serial case with an almost ghost serial killer on the loose. A Journalist who is quite exemplary at word games along with a Detective tries to solve this game before the killer hangs any more people. A game usually played to kill time is now being played to kill people. Who would possibly win this death game?
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