THE FIRST

IMPRESSION
B Y M U H A M M A D A A FA Q N A B I
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 P R E FA C E
Acknowledgements and introduction.

S H O RT S T O R I E S

TABLE OF Two mystery filled short stories.

CONTENTS POEM
A poem on first impressions.

BLURB
And back cover.
 PREFACE

• Ac kn ow l edgem ent: For g iv in g m e th e c h an ce to pu rsu e s u c h a projec t, I owe m a ny th a n k s to my

in stru c tor, Ms . Sh a n zay Ka m ra n .

• In spirati on : Mu rder mysteries, s u spen s e- fi l led th ril lers

• Rea s on for c h o os in g topic : Att em pt at c reati n g a w ork th at is ab le to co nf u s e th e rea der

 STORY 1: THE COINCIDENCE
Ge n re : Mu rder Mys ter y

Prota go n i st : Detec ti ve L ia m Dav is

Th ere is on e th in g Detec ti ve Dav is kn ows for su re: you m u s t a lw ays tru s t you r
gu t. Aft er bein g a s sig n ed a recent dou bl e m u rder u n s ol va ble c as e, Detec ti ve
Davis fi n ds h im sel f fi ghti n g a ga in st th e very gu t th at m a de h im th e bes t
Detec ti ve in th e c ity, a n d defy in g h is on e r u le. W ith confl ic ti n g witn es s
a cco u nts , a n d eviden ce th at do esn’t s u ppo rt h is fi rs t im press ion , Detec ti ve
Davis m u s t m ake a dec is ion th at co u ld c h a n ge th e co u rse of h is c a reer.
 This short story follows a man who lives on his own in a
quiet, secluded neighbourhood. He lives alone and away
from humanity due to his dissociative or multiple
STORY 2: personality disorder. Noah has a split personality – inside
of him, there is also a killer. One day, after his electricity
THE TWO FACES goes out due to the heavy rain, Noah has to leave his
house after months to buy an emergency light torch,

OF NOAH when he stumbles across an old man, who asks to be

dropped off at a near motel as he has lost a care tyre in
the rain. A drive seems like a simple favour, but when the
killer inside Noah makes an unexpected escape, Noah is
left battling for the truth about his isolation not to come
out and his life.
Ge nre : Th r il ler
Prota go nis t : Noa h Cl yde
POEM: THE EPIPHANY

A po em a bou t a m a n w h o h a s ju s t rea lized

w h o th e kill er of a m u rder is .
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A detec ti ve's c a reer a n d a s eem in gl y

in n ocent m a n's l ife h a n g s in th e bal a n ce
a s  th ey att em pt to u n cover th e
el u sive  tru th of a gru es om e m u rder c a s e
w ith two in con s is tent w itn es s a ccou nts.

A m a n w h o spen ds m os t of h is l ife in
is ol ati on fi n ds h im s el f lo s t on ce ou t of h is
comfort zo n e. Not o n ly m u st h e fi ght for
h is l ife, bu t al s o to h ide th e tru th .

Two s u spen s e- fi ll ed s h or t stories . Two

kil l ers fi g hti n g to co n cea l th eir identi ty.
Two fi r st im press ion s th at prove to be
fata l.

T W O S H O RT S TO R I E S A N D A P O E M
B Y M U H A M M A D A A FA Q N A B I
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