Die a Horrid Death, Arlo Crowhaven
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  • Reads 1,748
  • Votes 215
  • Parts 22
  • Time 2h 18m
Complete, First published Feb 11, 2024
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A misfit of an aristocratic family must find out who is behind the murder at his university before he is disowned and falls victim to the murderer.
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Arlo Crowhaven, a student of the prestigious Lyllan University of Magic, is poised to uphold his family's elite status. That is, until a classmate is murdered, and all of the clues point to him. With little time to clear his name, he must take the investigation into his hands, find the killer, and stop an even bigger secret from leaking out. After all, while Arlo likes keeping his hands clean, he may be entangled in a scheme even his family is not privy to. Now, Arlo must pull all the strings he can to foil the murderer's plan and save his skin.

From the award-winning author of 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘓𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘋𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘌𝘯𝘥 comes a story of privilege, wealth, and the divide between the elite and the common. Ideals are a salvation for many, but in the quest for freedom and power, sometimes, they are the first to go.

AN INSTALLMENT OF THE LYLLAN UNIVERSITY OF MAGIC AND MISFITS SERIES

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© 2024 (First Edition)

[20,000 - 30,000 words]

[All graphics are made by @sardonictabby]

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