Silent Witnesses
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Last published Mon, Sep 1, 2025
In Silent Witnesses, Detective Lucas Grant walks a tightrope between two worlds: the living and the dead. Haunted by a childhood tragedy involving his neighbor, Dale Turner, Lucas possesses a unique and burdensome gift, the ability to communicate with the spirits of the deceased.
This extraordinary ability, which he calls "the crossover," allows him to hear the silent whispers of victims, guiding him to truths that traditional police work can't uncover.
When Lucas is assigned a new case, the death of a young woman named Sarah Jennings, he's once again pulled into the ethereal realm of the crossover. Sarah's spirit reveals she was silenced for investigating a powerful and corrupt entity.
Partnered with the sharp and skeptical Detective Maya Chin, Lucas navigates a world of corporate conspiracies, cover-ups, and orchestrated accidents. As their investigation deepens, they uncover a web of deceit that implicates a high-ranking corporate heir, and a series of "accidental" deaths, including his own father's.
But in a world where power is an illusion and secrets are lethal, Lucas and Maya must learn to trust each other and the unseen forces at play. Lucas's gift, once a source of isolation, becomes a beacon in the darkness, and with Maya's support, he confronts the shadows that have long haunted his past and threaten to consume their future.
Silent Witnesses is a gripping supernatural crime thriller where the dead demand justice and the living must listen.
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