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you'd Better Watch Out.... Under the glare of a fluorescent light filled with blackcurrant bodies of cremated flies, a beginning unfolds. The Detective Inspector is weary, his time and effort filled by a case of such magnitude the whole world is watching his every movement. 24 people have been kidnapped over the last 24 days. One a day, every day since the December 1st to this present time - even Christmas Eve saw a disappearance. Men, women and children of all ages, sizes and colours vanished; no prejudice, no distinction. Not a single element able to connect any one to the other. Some were snatched from their homes, others from work, from the streets, from the cash point – one was even taken from the pub: he’s there one minute, sitting and laughing with his friends at the office party, the next, poof. Vanished into thin air. And not a single ransom note for any of them. No wonder the detective is weary. But today, Christmas Day, everything changed. This morning, they all turned up; walking into his police station as if it’s the most natural thing to do. All 24 of them. The girl sat before him was the first to push open the door and pronounce her name. Julia August. She’s the first to be interviewed by him; the first to offer an explanation for the hardest month in the detective’s career... |
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