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The First Fall Leaf: Detective Arthur’s Haunting Pursuit | Mirror Murders — Chapter 1
Dive into the twisted realm of Mirror Murders as Detective Arthur Reinhart investigates a chilling murder spree with inexplicable connections to his own life.
Chapter 1: The First Fall Leaf
The October air held a penetrating chill, laced with an aroma of wet leaves and impending doom. Detective Arthur Reinhart tugged his collar higher, his piercing blue eyes scanning the grotesque crime scene. His salt-and-pepper hair betrayed the weight of years and cases that had wrung him dry of any youthful optimism.
The victim lay sprawled beneath a splintering oak tree; its leaves tinged with the early colours of autumn. A mirror shard jutted out from the victim’s throat, its reflective surface stained with crimson.
A younger officer, Timothy, shifted uncomfortably. “It’s monstrous, isn’t it?”
Arthur’s eyes never left the mirror shard. “That’s the word.”
Grimacing, he thought of his children — now living across the country with their mother, his…
