Detective Strongoak and the Case of the Dead Elf
TERRY NEWMAN
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Table of Contents
Chapter 9: The Evening Forget-Me-Not
Chapter 12: An Unexpected Lunch Date
Chapter 13: The Homely House Bar and Grill
Chapter 14: Walls Around the Citadel
Chapter 15: Of Dragons and Natural Selection
Chapter 16: Here There Be Demons
Chapter 17: The King of the Desolate Wastes
Chapter 21: A Matter of Business
Thunk!
The arrow hit Alderman Castleview in the middle of his right eye socket. A promising start. I took careful aim and let fly again.
Thunk!
The second arrow caught him just below