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**The Silent Alibi**

Detective Sarah Hale was known for her sharp intuition, but the case of the Vanished Composer had stumped even her. A month ago, renowned composer Elias Grant had disappeared from his penthouse in the city, leaving behind no evidence—no fingerprints, no signs of struggle, no note. It was as if he had simply vanished into thin air....

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**The Clockmaker’s Secret**

In the heart of the small village of Eldergrove, where everyone knew everyone else, stood an old, timeworn clock shop run by a mysterious clockmaker named Lucien. No one knew where Lucien came from, nor how long he had been there. The villagers only knew that the clocks he crafted were unlike any others; they seemed to tick with a li...