Beneath the Surface

Retired detective Ethan Cole thought leaving the badge behind would finally give him and Lila a chance to step away from the mysteries that had followed them from one Covenant town to another. Instead, his retirement opens the door to their most disturbing investigation yet.A mysterious collection of journals, photographs, voice ledgers, and forgotten artifacts leads Ethan and Lila to Ash Hollow, a secluded town where the dead do not always stay silent and the voices beneath the streets know things that have not happened yet. Some of the spirits want to help. Others manipulate memories, dreams, identities, and possible lives until it becomes nearly impossible to tell what is real.As Ethan and Lila uncover Ash Hollow’s hidden history, they discover that the Covenant did not create the strange forces connected to the seven towns. It found something much older and tried to control it. Beneath Ash Hollow lies evidence that the towns may be connected to seven divided parts of a single ancient phenomenon-one capable of using memory, identity, recognition, promises, choices, and even the dead to become something terrifyingly believable.With the help of unexpected allies, restless ghosts, and people whose own histories may not be what they seem, Ethan and Lila must learn how to fight an enemy that does not simply want to deceive them. It wants to understand them well enough to replace the difference between truth and possibility.In Ash Hollow, memories cannot always be trusted, names do not always define who someone is, and even a ghost may remember more than one ending.To survive, Ethan and Lila will have to accept something neither the Covenant nor the forces beneath the town ever understood: sometimes the truth is not found by choosing one perfect version of the past. Sometimes it is found by trusting the people beside you even when certainty is impossible.Beneath the Surface: The Voices of Ash Hollow is a supernatural mystery thriller filled with haunted history, paranormal suspense, hidden tunnels, impossible memories, dangerous spirits, and a mystery that reaches deeper than anything Ethan and Lila have faced before.