A Fresh Start: A gripping short story and crime thriller full of twists

Haunted by a family tragedy, Luke Masterson is caught between the past and the present. His only solace? A job behind the bar in his local pub. And then one day a stranger walks in, bringing with him an aura of danger as palpable as the chill of darkness. Spider - a man linked to a recent string of merciless killings.
In the eerie silence of the pub, Luke’s world spirals into a nightmare. Every word from Spider is laced with menace, and every revelation from him draws Luke deeper into a web of terror, where the lines between predator and prey blur.
And in this crucible of fear, despair, and revelation - no one is safe, and nothing is what it seems.