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(Completed) Just then - as if Xavier had sensed the judge's previous thoughts - he burst in the room, his hands tightly grasping on a gasping Annie. He yelled: "THE BOOK! TRAVIS WAS MURDERED JUST LIKE IT WAS IN 'CRIMINAL'! AND ARDEN AND ANNIE WERE RECITING LINES FROM IT--" *** New York has been caught up in yet another murder-mystery. Author Travis Cliff has been murdered. Like any other case, this, too, should've been just another case of the killer and the victim. Except Travis himself was a sinner, hands covered in blood of the innocent civilians of the community he resided in; and finally, he had been struck down. Not a single report had ever been sent to the Murder Investigation department - rather, not a single report had ever reached the department. When things go further awry, involving a replication of Travis' last book, Xavier - the detective - and James - the judge - seem to have a lot to uncover about the incident... *** Written for the Short Dreams Contest 2021 hosted by @TeamOfDreams Prompts used: #23 - Someone has killed a murder-mystery bestselling author... in the exact same way as their last book. But, is the plot twist true, too?
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