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The Witching Hour Killer

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Reads 2,987
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Parts 17
Time 3h 21m

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Follow Detective Roberts as he navigates the gruesome streets of London, hunting a truly disturbed serial killer that only comes out at night. 

The shadows that haunt his dreams and run around in the darkness are all just part of his imagination... or so he thinks.

Will he catch the mysterious figure in time? Or will more blood be spilled when the Witching Hour arrives?




Content warning:
*CONTAINS MATURE CONTENT INCLUDING GRAPHIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL REFERENCES, STRONG LANGUAGE AND SENSITIVE TOPICS THAT ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR YOUNGER AUDIENCES.*All Rights Reserved

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