THE ALPHA TRACE Hardcover – March 25, 2026

The Alpha TraceIn the quiet, tight-knit town of Millbrook Falls, some secrets are meant to stay buried. Thirty years ago, the "Alpha Murders" defined the valley, leaving behind a trail of victims marked by a cryptic symbol and an investigation that yielded nothing but cold files and local legends. The town moved on because it had to, but for those who remember the early nineties, the air still carries the chill of the uncertain. Now, the silence is finally being broken by a voice that refuses to let the dead stay forgotten.Elena Coleman, host of the investigative podcast Grain of Truth, has made it her mission to dig into the stories others are too afraid to touch. Sitting in her guest-bedroom-turned-studio in the dead of night, she parses through the jagged pieces of the past, asking the uncomfortable questions that the powerful families of the valley want silenced. But as Elena pulls at the threads of the decades-old mystery, she realizes that the "Alpha" might not be a ghost of history, but a predator still hiding in plain sight.As the investigation intensifies, the line between reporter and target begins to blur. With the calculated perspective of a killer who feels "chosen by the dark" and the relentless drive of a woman seeking justice for the discarded, The Alpha Trace is a haunting exploration of small-town secrets and the heavy cost of the truth. In a place where a "cemetery breeze" blows over every doorstep, Elena must discover if she can stop a monster who has been watching from the shadows all along—or if her search for answers will make her the final mark. Read more