Player vs. Player: A Third Wave Mystery

Pushing for change can be deadly when change starts pushing back…Niles River has his dream job, writing for a socially-conscious video game studio, and working with his best friend and his twin brother. Sure, he has to deal with incessant harassment from trolls and even protesters who take issue with his ethnicity, his sexuality, and his politically progressive storytelling, but the chance to make a difference in the world through his art makes it worth it.Until threatening notes begin arriving, hand-delivered, on Niles’s doorstep, and two cosplayers dressed as characters from Third Wave Studio’s latest game are murdered. Their deaths echo plot developments from unreleased content no one except people who work at the studio could know, and Niles is one of the last people to have spoken with the young women.Now his formerly-closeted ex is investigating the crimes, armed security guards are patrolling the studio, and the death toll is mounting-and getting closer to home. If they don’t solve the murders soon, it could be Game Over for Niles.