hearts. . .(#wattys2016#just write it)
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A serial killer is loose is New York City, the only clue left behind being a small heart drawn next to the left eye of all their victims' decapitated heads and a bloody queen of hearts card. This killer has acquired the name 'the Queen of Hearts,' even children are beginning to create songs about the legendary killer. It all makes detective Taylor Bauhn sick. Fresh out of college and already a prodigy among peers, he's ready to take on the case. No maniac is going to terrorize New York City under his watch, not if he has anything to say about it.
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