When Willow Creek wakes to Richard Halden’s death, Detective Samara Vale follows clean evidence to a darker ledger of favors and silence. Richard’s wife Caroline appears bereaved but in private she holds the knowledge of who ordered the clinical killing. Richard paid for secrecy; Caroline paid someone to keep it. Samara uncovers a transactional network that trades lives for protection. She faces a choice: arrest the widow and expose a nest of power, or use her silence to lure the syndicate into the light. Justice arrives, but the truth remains Caroline’s burden, and the town never knows what she carried.
Detective
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Conspiracy
Psychological
Noir
Betrayal
Revenge
Hidden Identity
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller, Detective and Crime
Length19 mins
Publish dateOct 29, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter 1
4Chapter 4
2Chapter 2
5Chapter 5
3Chapter 3
About the author
Stephanie Janifer
I started off as a freelance create writer, till I realized that I could create amazing stories for myself. My readers are always engaged till the end because they always know there's a twist. So, here's my question for you... Can you guess the twist before you get there?View all audiobooks by Stephanie Janifer
