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Fiction
Mystery
Noir
Amateur Sleuth
Murder
When you've grown up alone, erased from your own story - no mother's name, no past, no one - wouldn't you be hungry enough to follow the first invitation that promises you a place to belong? Vlad Vandercoupe accepts an offer from an estranged uncle across the sea: "Your grandmother is fading. Come care for her - and claim what is yours." It's her only chance to finally know where she came from. Will she learn who she is... or uncover the terrifying truth of what she came from? Walk with Vlad as she peels back the lies that have wrapped Del Torre Estate for decades - and discovers some bloodlines were never meant to be found.
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