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    Umbra: A Post-Apocalyptic Mystery

    By T. R. Neff

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    No one knows how long ago the Visitation occurred, but the catastrophic event left mankind with little more than memories and ruins. The Circuit insulated a ring of communities from the descendants of society's dregs -looters, slavers, robbers, murderers- and promised a revival of civilization for the citizens who called it home. Hinge sat at its heart, a thriving capitol of trade and industry, and even spirituality, as the home of the Hosts of the Visitation and their patron, Umbra. But something feels very wrong, as maverick Vera Lynde senses on her return from the latest bride train run. Someone murders her good friend, the amiable Brother Adams of the Hosts, and steals a relic priceless to their order. The task falls to relative outsider Vera to take up the role of detective, along with some old and new allies, in order to break through the facades of the small city's denizens, to investigate the shadows and uproot scandals and plots reaching further than Circuit, maybe all the way to the Margin. Risking her home, her livelihood, and even her life, Vera seeks to bring back the relic -and justice-to the people of Hinge.

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherT. R. Neff
    Release dateAug 30, 2014
    ISBN9781941228067
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    Umbra: A Post-Apocalyptic Mystery
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    T. R. Neff

    T. R. Neff, "Torrie" to her friends.She refuses to be pigeonholed as a writer, and prefers the following genres:Post-Apocalyptic MysteriesBlack-Humored, Roman-flavored and/or Eschatological FantasyPsychodramatic, Atavistic Horror (the more Lovecraftian / Barkerish, the better)In other words, whatever the hell she feels like writing.She loves Jesus/God/Holy Spirit, her parents and grandparents, peeps (the baby birds and her friends), opals (black, fire, milky!), MMA fighting, guns, Mustangs (all three kinds), her US Navy and shipmates, goats, rhinos (animal themes here, hm...), etc.Contrary to popular belief (and outrageous* rumors), she's been VERY female all of her life and intends to keep it that way.*Credit goes to John Cleese and the rest of the Monty Python crew for use of his Holy Grail pronunciation of "outrageous." I am ever indebted...

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