The Noir Collection was released on 13 August 2024.
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Haddie entered the basement, testing each rotting step on the way down. The bar had stood derelict for several decades.
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She believed the speakeasy in the basement was an Overlap, a place where two dimensions intersected.
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She found a spectral man standing behind the bar, trying to open a moldy barrel, a large gaping hole in his back.
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The man turned around and reached for Haddie. She fought back a scream and ran up the stairs.
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He pulled the yellow paperback out of his suitcase and settled into the bed in his hotel room.
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It was this book's protagonist who made him want to be an agent when he was a young boy.
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Reading the book as an adult was a different experience altogether. The hero spy was an expert in fieldwork, able to get out of any situation.
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After everything he'd been through, Jonah still felt like a number-cruncher. He would never be as cool or capable as the hero who inspired him.
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Jane waited in the empty theater for the movie to start. She replayed the audition in her mind, cringing at the choices she had made.
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The detective on the screen was funny, clever, and impeccably dressed. Jane watched her every move with admiration.
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At last came the detective's death scene. Jane reached for a pack of tissues, sad but also thankful to have gone on such an emotional journey.
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The credits rolled and Jane left the theater feeling inspired. One day, she would connect with people the way the detective connected with her.
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