Peter Barns

SHE CHASES SOULS. HE JUST WANTS TO SURVIVE. Mara Venn is the city's most feared Soul Searcher, a relentless tracker of the world's most despicable fugitives - souls that flee bodies in shame, leaving empty shells behind. Thirty years alone have made her unstoppable, precise, and unwilling to tolerate mistakes. Until Max Worthington arrives. Young, impulsive, and utterly unprepared, he's the trainee she never wanted - and the one she can't afford to lose.
Their target is Victor Harrow: a man whose cruelty has no conscience, whose soulless body waits to face justice. But the real danger isn't him. It's the soul still on the run. Clever, defiant, and deadly, it won't be caught without blood, brains, and brutal precision. In a world where moral responsibility can flee, Mara and Max must navigate a city unravelling under its own fear, and confront truths that can't be ignored.
Every second counts. Every choice is a risk. And the next step could be fatal. Soul Searchers - justice is only complete when the soul is returned.