Aftermath: A Psychological Thriller

By Chelsea Murphy

AFTERMATH

A Psychological Thriller

Chris Harrow doesn't remember what happened.

One moment, his life is quiet and controlled. The next, he's standing in the aftermath of violence he can't explain-his hands bloodied, his memory smoothed over where the truth should be. Everyone assures him it was an accident. That he did the right thing. That he's fine.

Chris has always been fine.

Guided by his sister Lena-calm, attentive, and unwavering-Chris learns not to question the gaps in his memory or the strange consistency of his world. Order is safety. Stillness is survival. And the past, he's told, is better left alone.

But when small inconsistencies begin to surface-distorted recollections, impossible coincidences, and moments where the world seems to bend around him-Chris starts to wonder whether his calm is natural... or conditioned. As the truth presses closer, the lines between protection and control blur, and Chris must confront a terrifying possibility:

What if the most dangerous force in his life isn't what he can't remember-
but who has been shaping what he's allowed to forget?

Aftermath is a slow-burn psychological thriller about control, erasure, and the quiet power of influence-where the damage isn't in the moment of impact, but in what's left behind.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GG7KXSZL
• ISBN13: 9798243462754
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"