Tortus Bay
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The bullet wound should have killed him. Now it won't heal.
Henry Cauville moved to the sleepy seaside village of Tortus Bay to start a new life, but found himself in the middle of a murder investigation. The death of Mathas Bernard, a beloved leader, has shaken the community and drawn bizarre stories out of the locals. They talk about magic. They talk about a festival that the village holds at the end of each month.
To uncover the truth of his unhealing wound, Henry must piece together the details of Mathas' death, deal with a mystical awakening, and confront a small-town curse that has been gathering strength for decades. Welcome to Tortus Bay.
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