Valerie Strode: Homicide Detective
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Valerie Strode has been one of her city's best homicide detectives for the past 12 years. She loves her job and she's very good at it. But this time, Val may have just met her match. There's a serial killer in Lewistown, and with every murder, he's been leaving behind clues.
With his most recent murder, his newest clue points directly at Val. His murders are getting closer and closer to home, and she is beginning to wonder if she may be the killer's next target. Can Valerie piece together all of the clues and catch the killer before she becomes his next victim?
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