Stillness Before the Fall: A Cook Investigations Novel - Couverture souple

M, Krysta

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798279306947

Editeur : Independently published, 2025

Synopsis

Stillness is never neutral.

Ellie Cook knows how institutions hide their failures—not through force, but through patience, paperwork, and silence. When a series of “voluntary” cases reveal patterns that feel wrong but look perfect on paper, Ellie is pulled into an investigation where no one is officially missing, no rule is technically broken, and no one is willing to act.

As oversight agencies stall, documentation shifts, and responsibility dissolves across systems designed to protect themselves, Ellie finds herself targeted by the very mechanisms she’s exposing. With the help of her partner, Dr. Alexa Mendoza, and allies inside law enforcement and emergency services, Ellie applies pressure where silence thrives—forcing movement without spectacle.

Set along the Oregon coast, Stillness Before the Fall is a slow-burn coastal noir about institutional control, manufactured consent, and the cost of seeing clearly when the world prefers not to look.

Perfect for readers who enjoy:

• Dark psychological crime fiction

• Slow-burn investigative noir

• Morally complex female detectives

• LGBTQ+ crime series with emotional depth

This is Book 4 in the Ellie Cook, PI series and can be read as a standalone—but the silence remembers everything.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798279306947
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 488
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