Gameboard of the Gods
In a tightly controlled future, an exiled investigator and an elite soldier probe ritual murders as gods and power stir.
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Plot structure labels used: investigation-driven, slow start, gradual reveal, nested story, midbook backstory, late structural shift, multiple mysteries, interwoven plotlines, expository build, rising action
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