River Of Silence: A Mississippi conspiracy buried for decades resurfaces.

In the aftermath of exposing buried family secrets and a rising network of organised violence, Detectives Zeke Colter and Lila Mae Broussard are drawn into their most dangerous investigation yet-one that reaches far beyond a single crime and into the foundations of power itself. Following severe flooding along the Mississippi River, a submerged car is recovered from the murky waters. Inside are the remains of a young woman who vanished over twenty years earlier. What begins as a cold case quickly turns into something far more disturbing when evidence ties her disappearance to Clayton Holt, the former deputy whose crimes shattered a family years before. But Holt's involvement is only the beginning. As Zeke and Lila Mae reopen decades-old files, they uncover a pattern of missing persons, suspicious deaths, and buried reports-cases quietly dismissed, altered, or erased. Each thread leads back to the same truth: the violence they have been chasing did not emerge overnight. It has been protected, nurtured, and allowed to grow within the very institutions meant to stop it. Through the testimony of reluctant insiders and a determined investigative journalist, the detectives begin to expose a long-standing network operating in the shadows-one tied to law enforcement, political influence, and community silence. Even from prison, Holt remains a key figure, revealing just enough to shift blame while concealing deeper truths. As pressure mounts, the investigation faces resistance at every level. Warrants are denied, evidence challenged, and careers placed at risk. But for Zeke and Lila Mae, the stakes have never been clearer. This is no longer about solving a case-it is about exposing a system. In River of Silence, the past refuses to stay buried, and justice comes at a cost.

Pagina's: 248, Paperback, Independently published