Southerland

Thomas Casey

Haunted by an unsolved murder from his past, a determined detective returns to the small town of Southerland to unravel a series of gruesome killings, uncovering a sinister conspiracy involving a powerful chemical corporation, occult rituals, and secrets that threaten to consume everyone involved.

A quiet university town is thrown into chaos by the gruesome murder of graduate student Kaitlyn Cross, whose mutilated body is discovered on campus. Troubled detective Patrick Lynch, haunted by an eerily similar unsolved murder eight years earlier, arrives to investigate, believing the crimes may be connected. As Lynch and his partner Detective Reed question townspeople and plant employees, they uncover a web of corporate secrets, stolen evidence, and unsettling occult references. Meanwhile, a mysterious outage at Southerland Chemical—the town’s lifeblood—raises suspicion that sinister forces within the powerful corporation are at play.

Mystery/Suspense, Thriller

60 pages