Servant of the Muses
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Last published Fri, Apr 10, 2015
Jake Conrad is a two-bit detective in the city by the bay. For twenty dollars a day - plus expenses - he'll take your case. When his assistant Clio vanishes one foggy San Francisco morning, Jake finds himself on his hardest case yet. A mysterious redhead wants Clio found, but some people want to make sure she stays lost forever. Everyone's got a motive, and everyone's playing their own game. If Jake can't figure it out, his hero's journey may be over before it begins in this noir mythical mystery.
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