The Case (ONC 2025)
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Open Novella Contest prompt #87
"A skilled detective has solved almost every case that has come across their desk. But one case seems to elude them, with no apparent connections between the murders. That is, until something changes everything."
Daniella Wrestling is a mother of three and world's best detective. On the night of her husband's murder changes her whole life. Will she be able to find this killer or will she step down as a detective?
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