J. X. Myles

Some truths echo louder than others. After a devastating accident shatters her family, Dr. Sera Locke retreats to the shadows of Ashvale - a quiet town where whispers travel faster than facts. But when a boy under her care goes missing, and a cryptic figure named Abigail begins haunting every corner of her unraveling life, Sera finds herself at the heart of a mystery more chilling than grief alone.
A washed-up detective with secrets. A jealous colleague with motives. A sister-in-law with unfinished business. And a town with a long memory. As the walls close in and trust erodes, Sera must confront not only the suspicions of others - but the fragments of her own forgotten past. Because in Ashvale, nothing stays buried forever. And the echoes always return.