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NovelNest-AGoodRead
Complete, First published Jul 17
Mature
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"Legs" is a chilling paranormal mystery thriller that disrupts the serenity of a small town with a series of inexplicable events. Bodies disappear from the morgue, unidentified women keep appearing in the water, and 22-year-old Laney McLaine vanishes without a trace. Detective David Snow, grappling with his own inner demons, must piece together a growing number of clues to solve the case. Meanwhile, Jamie McLaine, Laney's mother and a morgue worker, uncovers disturbing truths while struggling to preserve her sanity. As influential figures stir chaos, the town's collective psyche unravels in disturbing and surreal ways. What is reality, and what is merely a figment of the mind? Will his hunger for justice lead him further from the truth or, further away from reality?
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