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ROUGH CUTNasser Rabadi Copyright © 2023 by Nasser Rabadi This is a work of fiction. The characters, events, and places described herein are purely imaginary and are not intended to refer to specific places, or to specific persons alive or dead. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods without prior written permission of the publisher except for brief quotations embodied in critical reviews.ISBN: 978-1-954931-84-8 Also by Nasser RabadiTHE RAVEN HILL BUTCHER slasher novel series Book one: The Christmas Morning MassacreBook two: Return to Camp SolgohachiaBook three: Noel HellBook four: The Curse of Raven HillBook five: The Final ChapterBook six (reboot of Return to Camp Solgohachia): A New BeginningBook seven (reboot of The Christmas Morning Massacre and Noel Hell): Winter GravesThe ENGSTROM HOUSE seriesBook one: The Haunting of Engstrom HouseBook two: Return to Engstrom HouseBook three: The Curse of Engstrom HouseDETECTIVE STARK'S STRANGE MYSTERIES seriesBook one: The Case of the Vanishing BlondeBook two: The Case of the Cursed CarnivalBook three: The Case of the Haunted Insane AsylumThe AFTERLIFE series of psychological thrillersBook one: Rough CutBook two: Kisses Can KillBook three: The Black DressBook four: Nightmare TownBook five: That Old Black MagicBook six: The Black Nightmare Contents 1. Chapter 1 2. Chapter 2 3. Chapter 3 4. Chapter 4 5. Chapter 5 6. Chapter 6 7. Chapter 7 8. Chapter 8 9. Chapter 9 10. Chapter 10 11. Chapter 11 12. Chapter 12 13. Chapter 13 14. Chapter 14 15. Chapter 15 16. Chapter 16 17. Chapter 17 18. Chapter 18 19. Chapter 19 20. Chapter 20 21. Chapter 21 22. Chapter 22 23. Chapter 23 24. Chapter 24 25. Chapter 25 26. Chapter 26 27. Chapter 27 28. Chapter 28 29. Chapter 29 30. Chapter 30 31. Chapter 31 32. Chapter 32 33. Chapter 33 34. Chapter 34 35. Chapter 35 36. Chapter 36 37. Chapter 37 38. Chapter 38 AUTHOR'S NOTES BONUS CONTENT! KISSES CAN KILL CHAPTER ONE THE CHRISTMAS MORNING MASSACRE CHAPTER ONE THE HAUNTING OF ENGSTROM HOUSE CHAPTER ONE Chapter OneThe gun was pressed into Sal’s head while he tried to back away from his best friend of the past fifteen years. “Frankie. Please.”Frankie shook his head. “Begging won’t do a rat no good.”There was no more space for Sal to back Chapter TwoThere’s no better feeling that being on a film set. And it feels even better when you’re the reason everybody’s there. When Ruben Klein split, Dante hung around for a second. Even though it was his second film he still couldn’t believe