Spire at Dusk
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Last published Mon, May 30, 2016
Ellian Garrow has left war behind. It took his arm, his brothers, even his love from him. Now he's forced back into the fray when he finds out that one of his old friends has been murdered under strange circumstances. He takes the man's son-Linton-under his wing, and together they must bring the killer to justice.
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