First published 2018
Eliza Marsh catalogs forgotten documents in the basement of Portland's central library. When she discovers a series of redacted files about a 1987 industrial accident, her routine archival work turns dangerous. Someone wants those pages to remain hidden—and they're tracking her movements through the stacks. As anonymous threats escalate and former city officials start mysteriously disappearing, Eliza realizes the suppressed records connect to a chemical spill that poisoned an entire neighborhood. With each page she decodes, she risks exposing a decades-old conspiracy that powerful local institutions want permanently erased. Her only allies are a retired journalist and her own meticulous research skills.
Genres: mystery, contemporary, thriller, academic
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, secrets
Setting: Portland, Oregon
Period: 1987
66 pages · Paperback · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Content warnings: death, violence