Trains
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Last published Mon, Nov 18, 2013
After a tragic fire nearly destroys her home, fifteen-year-old Eleanor "Ellie" Watson is sent to her grandmother Pearl's home in Baltimore by train. There, she meets a pair of mysterious twins and a boy who likes to solve puzzles and read crime stories. When the train crashes and they are caught in the middle of a surprise blizzard, it is left to Ellie and her new friends to solve a strange murder that occured during the blizzard. *winner of the Deadly Little Lessons short story contest on Figment.com*
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