Laith Alazraq: Character Introduction - Murder in Heliopolis

Murder in Heliopolis

Laith Alazraq: Character Introduction

HPD Detective Laith Alazraq never thought he'd be assigned a real murder investigation - not with PATET taking care of the city. 

Shockingly, however, PATET can't solve this one, and it's up to him to put his skills to work and do some good old-fashioned detective work.

A fair and just man, Laith has always wanted to play a role in upholding the peace and justice of Heliopolis. He grew up considering various careers, and while his own father would have preferred a medical career for Laith, in the end, he chose to join the HPD.

Married to the love of his life, Warda El Yazidi, Laith considers himself a lucky man. He has a lovely apartment in The Forest, an adorable cat called Saba, and a peaceful home life.

Unbeknownst to him, this new case is going to take him places he never knew existed - revealing to him grave injustices he just can't ignore, and information which puts him and his loved ones in danger. Laith's idyllic life is going to change forever.

Follow Laith as he investigates the murder of Cassia Grove, a successful businesswoman, and watch as the mystery begins to unravel to reveal an even greater crime.

Cassia Grove's death is just the tip of the iceberg.

Does Laith have what it takes to bring justice to the evildoers walking amongst them? 

 

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Laith is the protagonist of the novel as it is presented in the first draft, which you can read on Royal Road for free.

In this current revision and edit, I do plan on adding more POVs, but Laith remains the most prominent voice. That's why I'm working to make his personality and character more dynamic and interesting; as of now, I feel he's quite flat as a character.

To do this, I'm delving deeper into his character background, his history, and his influences. Heliopolitan culture is fascinating, and I want the characters to be the moving, breathing representations of the intricacies of this futuristic collectivist solarpunk culture!

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The next OC intro will be for Warda! (Mostly because I like the way her portrait came out, haha.)