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Name: The last commandment
Author: George Harmon Coxe

📘 The last commandment by George Harmon Coxe

In the heart of Chestnut Hill, Kent Murdock, a news photographer, was tasked with taking pictures for a birthday party. While working, Murdock received a mysterious photo and an unsettling note from the subject. Intrigued, Murdock develops a photograph from the film, leading him to a web of violence and death. The story explores the dark side of photography and the psychological implications of manipulation.

First publish date: 1960

Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator

Authors: George Harmon Coxe

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