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Suspect Number Five | ONC 2023

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Time 3h 24m

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Tristan Young is, by all logical conclusions, a failure. His dream career of private investigation has left him with nothing but debt and an empty office. So when a mysterious phone call makes him a grand promise of fame and success, the decision to accept is simple.

There is only one price for his ambition: one night in the local manor, and one dinner with five strangers. Easy enough. Until, sometime in the dark, the price turns bloody.

With one of the party's attendees now dead and no other suspects but the remaining five, they are all thrust deep into a murder case riddled with secrets. For Tristan, it should be his fantasy come true; he finally has a puzzle to solve and a chance to put his skills to use. But the games in his head never placed himself as a puzzle piece.

The game becomes a race. He has to clear his name and win what he was promised before it's too late.

-♧-

Written for the Open Novella Contest 2023, using prompt 49.
-- ONC Shortlister --

[cover art by the amazing @-aceospades-]All Rights Reserved

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Here I Lie // ATEEZ ✔ by dreamperfection

We are all connected, even though our paths have never crossed before. "Let's play a game, shall we? I will count to 20 and you can run away from me, but if I ever catch up to you, I will kill you. Sounds simple, right?" 6 men arrive at a villa, greeted by the owners who are a peculiar pair; one is a man with a smile that does not leave his face and another is a man who seems to only speak through his eyes. The trip takes a sinister turn when they are pulled into a game of horror, causing them to desperately try and escape with their lives. They are only given one chance to run away, but if they ever get caught... The answer as to why they are being targeted may go beyond what they can fathom; a connection they can't even begin to imagine. "I'm giving you a chance, so now... run." [Disclaimer: Rated mature for themes + scenes that might be very disturbing and potentially triggering to some so please read at your own discretion. NO SEXUAL CONTENT.] © dreamperfection; 2019 Book cover credits: the amazing @sanoirs

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