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The Deceptive Self

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Parts 7
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Reads 59
Votes 24
Parts 7
Time 32m

Mature

dark death detective killer lies mature murder mystery police sad scary secrets serial short thriller

Detective Lucas Harrow is haunted by the nightmares of an accident he can't remember, but whose presence scars his memories. 

Now, divorced and unable to see his son, he must aid his partner in hunting down a serial killer.

But the bodies of murdered children are piling up, and his partner is keeping secrets. 

Can Lucas discover the murderer, and will he like the truth he uncovers?

A/N: Stay tuned for the next parts. I will add in a new chapter (3-4 parts) every Sunday.All Rights Reserved

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Credence ( Lucathy Fanfiction ) by agirlindreamworld

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She's Lying by BlancaMorales_Acero

"Get out of the car" that's the last thing Dia can remember about the day Tori died. They say that she shot him and then herself that it was some kind of pact they had made, that they wanted to die together. But Dia doesn't remember any of that and now with the police and press swarming him for answers as to what really happened between them he's under too much pressure to remember. But one things for sure...Tori doesn't want them to know or Dia to remember. He sees her everywhere like she's alive and she's not happy.

THE ASHWOOD MURDERS by Dania_Lateef

When Detective Lucas Grey arrives in the eerie town of Ashwood, he expects a routine case. But the brutal murders of three men-each linked by a secret past-turn the investigation into something far darker. The victims, once childhood friends, share a chilling mark carved into their skin-a signature of a killer with a deadly purpose. As Lucas delves deeper, he encounters Emma Carter, a quiet yet resilient bakery owner with a past just as tangled as the town's. Emma's parents died in a supposed car accident when she was a child, but when Lucas uncovers a star-shaped necklace tied to her mother, long-buried truths come to light. The town whispers of an ancient brotherhood leaving behind a trail of blood and betrayal. With Sheriff Margaret Cole, a sharp yet haunted officer, by his side, Lucas pieces together a conspiracy decades in the making. But as the body count rises, trust erodes. Who among them is next? And when the past refuses to stay buried, will Lucas escape Ashwood's deadly grip, or will he become another name on the killer's list?

Hidden in Her Silence by BFScrolls

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The Perfect Alibi by authoristicc_

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