Triple Word Heart III: Ghost Players

A psychological conspiracy thriller

Prologue — The Message

The notification appears for less than two seconds.

TRIPLE WORD.

Then it vanishes.

Every forensic expert who examines Clara's laptop concludes the same thing:

No malware.
No intrusion.
No evidence that the message ever existed.

Detective Lena Vasquez believes stress may have caused Clara to imagine it.

Clara almost convinces herself they're right.

Almost.

Until a package arrives three days later.

Inside is a Scrabble tile.

Not from Daniel's original collection.

Not one recovered from the theater.

A brand-new tile.

On the back, written in black ink:

HE WAS NEVER ALONE.