The Last Passenger on Route Nine: A Lamplight Tales Mystery

Moon had stopped waiting for the last bus. Or so Willem believed. Months after Route 9 made its final journey, retired driver Willem has settled into a quiet life with the dog who once waited at Stop Fourteen. Then Moon begins disappearing every Thursday night-and returning before dawn with mud on his paws. When Willem follows, Moon leads him along a forgotten service route to evidence connected to Elise Voss, a hospital records clerk who vanished fifteen years earlier. Elise's daughter, Mara, has spent most of her life believing her mother abandoned her. The surviving records suggest something darker, tying the disappearance to Saint Orla Hospital and one of Bellwether's most trusted families. As the old depot faces demolition and someone begins searching Willem's home, Willem and Mara must decide how much safety they are willing to risk for a truth the town has spent fifteen years learning not to see. An atmospheric mystery about memory, silence, chosen family, and the courage to complete an unfinished journey.