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Kit, a 17‑year‑old who embraces moral nihilism, picks his murder targets based solely on anonymous letters left in a secret mailbox. His method is shadowed by a tight relationship with the young detective assigned to each case, creating a tense, clandestine partnership amidst the London school setting.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Crime Fiction/Noir
Authors: Katherine Ewell
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