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  1. Public Bookmark 5

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    Charles steps forward until he’s standing directly behind him, dagger in hand. In one swift motion, he snakes a hand around the chair Payne is sitting in, ready to tilt his chin up and drive the dagger in with the other and –

    Violent, white light floods his eyes; offensive, consuming, and burning. He’s blasted backward by an invisible force and...

    There, on a woven chain around Payne's neck, lies a small, pinkish-purple stone, pulsing with energy that Charles can’t quite place.

    Well, Fuck.

    So much for in and out, he supposes.

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    25 Jun 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 9

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    Niko Sasaki returns to London in 1919 to become one of the first Woman Police Constables in the Metropolitan Police. She is also desperate to rekindle her friendship with Edwin Payne.

    Niko, London and Edwin have all changed drastically in the three years since her father died and Edwin was sent to the Front.

    Niko is tasked with an undercover mission to investigate the unlicensed bars of Soho and discover who is supplying them with drugs. However, Niko has her own mission, to find out who killed her father and framed it as a suicide.

    Everything would be a lot less complicated if she wasn't falling in love with Crystal, a performer at The Diamond Club.

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    23 Jun 2026

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    “What is it?” Charles asks.
    “Hang on,” says Edwin. He flips rapidly through pages of his notebook. He magically extended it a while back, so the bloody thing’s got more than seven-hundred pages full of Edwin’s notes and sketches. It makes for a tense several seconds of flipping.
    When he does stop, finding the correct page and holding it open under the light, Charles’ breath catches in his throat.
    “Is this her?” Edwin asks urgently.
    Edwin’s a damn good artist, even if he insists it’s just a practical thing. He’s captured her likeness shockingly well. Lank hair, full cheeks, sullen pout. Wide, staring eyes.
    “Yeah,” Charles breathes. “That’s her. Who is she?”
    Edwin is clearly horrified. No, it’s worse than that. Edwin looks scared. Charles’ instincts all kick up into high gear, and he has to clench his fists to resist the urge to simply shove Edwin into his backpack.
    “I don’t know,” Edwin says quietly, like he’s afraid of being overheard. “But I’ve seen her.” He hesitates. “In Hell.”

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    12 Jun 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 69

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    Melanie stared down at her fine leather handbag. “I don’t want him to do something stupid. Like find a way to hurt himself. Or… maybe hurt someone else.”

    Ah. Edwin leaned forward on the desk, steepling his fingers. “I see,” he said. “In that case, you are not only looking for our help as investigators. You are also potentially in need of bounty hunters.”

    “Of course not!” Melanie exclaimed, bristling. “I’m not asking you to kidnap him at gunpoint! I just want you to find my stupid little brother before he cocks up something serious!”

    Edwin shrugged. “Semantics,” he said simply.

     

    The boys take on a case that will be very easy to solve. It will definitely not bring about any unexpected complications or zany hijinks.

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    12 Jun 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 14

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    Charles shakes his head, as if distressing over them disparaging the agency’s name, but Crystal can see him trying not to smile. She exchanges her own grin with Niko.

    “How did you guys pick the name the first time?” she finds herself asking, and then: “Not even just the name, really. How’d you guys decide to be detectives in the first place?”

    That does get Edwin to look up from his desk. He exchanges a long glance with Charles, that kind where they have a whole conversation in seconds. Crystal can’t read them nearly as well as they can each other, but she can see the amusement and fondness bouncing between them. Edwin rolls his eyes and concedes to Charles with a slight nod.

    Charles, grinning gleefully, rubs his hands together. “Right. Get ready for the story of a lifetime, girls.”

    Or: Charles and Edwin tell a few stories.

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    11 Jun 2026