With Eyes Wide Open And Mouths Sewn Shut

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Parts 9
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Reads 515
Votes 99
Parts 9
Time 42m

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A twisted take on Bloody Mary

Mary LaRue is a crime writer for The Daily Word--a newspaper company in Nashville, TN. When her boss insists she finds a big case by the end of the month, Mary becomes desperate. Life at home has been rough with her mother on hospice. 

When a friend tips Mary off on a huge case developing, she quickly hurries to the crime scene to get the scoop. She gets more than she bargained for when she slips past the police tape and finds a horrific crime scene waiting for her. 

Someone--or something--followed her home, and it won't leave until Mary is dead.All Rights Reserved

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