The Quiet Bruise Ledger
A retired Highlands officer is found dead beneath monastery steps in serene Elmspire, and everyone insists it was an accident. The SCU arrives to learn the town records every prayer and meeting, but not what happens behind closed doors.
*Saltwater Silence*
*A tech contractor is found drowned beneath the pastel facades of Marleaux’s faded charm, ruled a suicide before the water has even settled. The SCU arrives to find a coastline that keeps its secrets, and a town that wants the case to stay simple.*
*Blackrock Ashes*
*A teen dies in a police-involved shooting on the cliffs of Blackharbor, and the town closes ranks behind its own. The SCU arrives to find a badge, a fire, and a confession that feels too clean to be true.*
*Fog Ledger Immunity*
*In Gallows Reach, a decade-old shopkeeper’s death is filed away as an accident, but the SCU returns with new tools and colder patience. The town answers in half-truths, and the person closest to the blast cannot be touched.*
The Note in the Dog’s Mouth
A corporate whistleblower is found dead behind a Docklands warehouse, and the city is eager to blame a stray dog. When Greyhaven’s communications fail and witnesses retreat into fear, the SCU must decide which story is being sold, and who profits from it.
The Blind Spot Dividend
Thornhollow’s favorite icon survives a “forest” attack that leaves the wrong kind of marks. As a charity scandal blooms overnight, the SCU follows a missing stretch of surveillance into the town’s oldest fears.
The Name in the Coal Tin
A homeless man is found shot behind Coalridge’s shuttered rail depot, carrying identification that belongs to someone still collecting a paycheck. The SCU follows a trail of staged paperwork, gang language, and erased records into a quiet political cover-up.
The File That Wouldn’t Burn
A fatal Docklands fire becomes a public spectacle overnight, and Greyhaven demands a quick villain. The SCU follows soot, missing records, and a stubborn shard of data toward a truth someone tried to erase.
The Fire Beneath
When a beloved religious leader dies in a devastating chapel fire, the Serious Crimes Unit must unravel a tangle of personal vendettas, false leads, and political misdirection hidden beneath Clearbrook’s tranquil facade.
Echoes Under the Bell Tower
When an elderly citizen falls to his death during a tense police standoff in Silverbarrow, the SCU must sift through lies, town secrets, and political shadows to uncover the truth.