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Author: Shameek A. Speight

📘 A child of a CrackHead by Shameek A. Speight

This gripping tale follows Rachel, a child of a crack addict, as she navigates the dangerous world of drug abuse and the psychological scars left by her father's murder. As she dreams of a normal life and warns her father's killer, Michael, of the horrors that he has unleashed, Rachel's journey becomes a quest for redemption and truth.

First publish date: 2013

Genre: Horror/Supernatural Horror

Authors: Shameek A. Speight

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