Mystery at Maple Street Park
Mary Duplex
While working on a community clean-up project, four oddly matched fifth graders are led by God to investigate a mystery involving missing pets and a homeless woman.
Read Time: ~4.2 hr
Choke hold
by Christa Faust (2011)
About this book
Take people who think with their genitals, use guns and rigorous training to extend their capabilities way beyond their intelligence, stir with drugs, revenge and memories, and watch it explode.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreChoke hold Lead Character
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