The Thing Speaks For Itself

By: A.S.A. Durphy

Special Agent Gracie Stratis returns home to recover from injuries, when an old friend mysteriously disappears. Each step she takes to find him pulls her closer to a dark past and a deteriorating mind. Time is running out for her friend, her recovery, and what was once a bright future.

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Book Description

To find her missing friend, Gracie will ransack Oakland's darkest corners. Some corners will resist.

Special Agent Gracie Stratis looks forward to a career brimming with adventure. In an instant, those dreams are realized and shattered when she leaps in front of an assassin's bullet. With a hobbled mind and body, she returns home to Oakland. Her recovery is greatly aided by the loyal support of her brother and his pals. Trouble follows when one of those friends mysteriously vanishes.

Despite her weakened condition, Gracie sets out to find her friend. Digging into his past, she uncovers a mystery buried under layers of deception. Driven to make things right, she takes on Oakland's most nefarious citizens, one of whom may intend to finish the job started by the assassin's bullet.

The Thing Speaks for Itself is the opening book in a series of hard-boiled detective thrillers. If you love page-turning suspense, witty dialog, and tenacious heroines, then you'll love A.S.A. Durphy's gripping look at one woman's hunt for a missing person.

What is the Thing, and what does it have to say?

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