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    The Basement
    The Basement
    The Basement
    Ebook36 pages28 minutes

    The Basement

    By P.M. Prior

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    After a long day canvassing for witnesses, Special Agent Chapel just wants to spend her Friday evening at home, but her partner insists on one last interview.

    It's a decision that turns her world upside down, and she finds herself trapped in a shadow-filled dungeon. If the stench is anything to go by, she isn't the first.

    Bleeding from a life-threatening wound, and with only her training to keep her alive, Chapel will have to do the unthinkable if she is to survive The Basement...


    This is a quick read, short story of approximately 7,500 words

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherP.M. Prior
    Release dateSep 9, 2020
    ISBN9781386100034
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