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A collection of the first four stories written by Rowan Duncan. These tales deal with the darker aspects of human nature, delving into subjects like murder, crime, violence, guilt, loss, and grief. But there is also redemption, forgiveness, and justice. A WWI vet, in 1933, struggles with PTSD and maintaining his sanity against the backdrop of the Great Depression. A hard-boiled LA private investigator takes a case in the swamplands of Southeast Texas and finds herself in the middle of a generations-old human trafficking conspiracy. A couple on a murder spree terrorizes a small West Texas town. And a newlywed couple make a hair-raising discovery in the backyard of their new home in Austin. Genres include Southern Gothic, Noir, Psychological Thriller, and Mystery... among others.

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(Born Jan 1, 1977) Rowan Duncan is an American writer whose range of genres includes Crime, Neo-Noir, Neo-Western, Thriller, Horror, Southern Gothic, Existentialism, and Others. A lifelong native Texan, Duncan was born in the small, rural town of Floydada, Texas, and was raised near Lubbock on the Texas South Plains. As a writer, his interests lie heavily in exploring or exposing the darker elements of human nature. He began writing at the age of fifteen after winning a short story contest put on by his 8th grade English teacher. It was his very first time writing anything fictional. Some of his literary influences include Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Conan Doyle, Ernest Hemingway, Stephen King, and Cormac McCarthy.

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