The Vanishing at Opal Creek

The Vanishing at Opal Creek

By D.D. Black

Pages

260

Rating

4.42

Year

2024

ThrillerFictionMysterySuspenseDetectiveCrime

Description

Lights. Camera. Murder.

Amidst the rugged beauty of Oregon’s Opal Creek Wilderness, a contestant from a reality survival show is found dead at the base of a cliff, his body shattered against the rocks. The show's producers are spinning it as a tragic accident, but local police suspect murder.

While enjoying a leisurely tour of the Oregon wine country with friends and colleagues, Detective Thomas Austin is drawn into the mystery when he learns that the deceased man is a well-known author who lived minutes from his own home. As the cameras capture every grim detail, Austin must navigate a maze of conflicting stories from the show's crew and contestants along with environmental protestors, celebrity-seeking paparazzi, a local tribe, and even a group of Bigfoot hunters.

In a world in which everyone is performing for the camera, the lines between truth and fiction blur. And when another contestant vanishes, the investigation takes a turn more twisted and sinister than Austin could have imagined.

Series List (can be read in any order):

Book 1: The Bones at Point No PointBook 2: The Shadows of Pike PlaceBook 3: The Fallen of Foulweather BluffBook 4: The Horror at Murden CoveBook 5: The Terror in the Emerald CityBook 6: The Drowning at Dyes InletBook 7: The Nightmare at Manhattan BeachBook 8: The Silence at Mystery BayBook 9: The Darkness and Deception PassBook 10: The Vanishing at Opal Creek
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