A chessboard. A simple table consisting of sixty-four black and white tiles, a seemingly basic structure. Played on this board is a game called Chess, a war of brains, a battle of logic. Two sides face off, and only one prevails.
Kings, Queens, Bishops, Knights, Rooks, and Pawns. These are the roles of chess, each piece having their own unique moves at their disposal. they can sacrifice to achieve victory. they can take out another piece, sometimes getting away with it, or sometimes they will be taken out because of it.
Now, what if chess wasn't played with pieces but with people? A war of brains, a battle of logic. Where a blunder could mean the end of life. Where each person has a unique role that will affect the way they play.
Hank, a top-class Chicago detective, is one of the fourteen unfortunate participants in this life or death game of chess. His role as the Sherrif allows him to get clues on the mastermind who is among the participants. While at the same time having to figure out all the other mysteries contained in the dreaded killing game.
Will he figure out who the mastermind is? Or will he fail? Time is ticking, let the death game begin.
#1 in #DeathGame on 4/16/22
When someone dies mysteriously during a Psych experiment, Rhiannon becomes enmeshed in a conspiracy that includes both the survivors and the killer.
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Short on cash, Rhiannon Ford signs up to take part in a social psychology experiment based on group think. But when a participant dies under mysterious circumstances, and the story surrounding that death seems mired in conflicting lies, she's quickly drawn into a web of conspiracies that merge urban legends, rivalries, and the very psychological principle the test was about. When everyone is lying, how can Rhiannon find the truth?
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