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Loyalties In Arkansas: A Narrative Fiction
Albuquerque was a peaceful town until an event shook it to its core. An innocent schoolteacher is accidently murdered by a group of kids who just wanted to pull a prank. Loyalties are tested as 5 kids, Mark, Jeff, Betsy, Susan, and David, figure out what to do and where to seek help. Will old friends back each other up? Or will something from one of their pasts shed some light on what’s happening. Will Susan who is just trying to fit in at school give in and help with this sinister plot? Find out what going on in Albuquerque with this classic who done it
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