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Kirsten Weiss
THE HERMETIC
DETECTIVE
A RIGA HAYWORTH
NOVEL
Chapter 1
The clang of the alarm faded to white noise.
Riga stood in an empty hallway. Long rows of
lockers and red-painted classroom doors extended
into the distance. A corridor branched ahead to the
right. Above its twin metal doors a sign flickered
red: PEN.
She walked closer. The light flashed, strong
then weak, and she saw that the O had gone
completely dark.
The halls reminded her of her old high school.
She was supposed to be somewhere, but she
couldnt remember the room number. And there
was someone
Her chest squeezed. The babies. Oh, God.
Shed left them. Where were they? She pushed
through the door, ran down one corridor and
another, slamming through heavy doors. What kind
of mother abandoned her children?
KIRSTEN WEISS
KIRSTEN WEISS