Dead on Paper

By Valerie Campbell

The rain never stops.
Neither does the past.
In Dead on Paper, Valerie Campbell delivers a masterful noir thriller that slices through identity, memory, and the dangerous ink trails of forgery. Silas Crane was once the city's most elusive paper architect-until a forgery resurfaces as a murder victim, dragging him back into a world where names aren't just aliases... they're targets.
When detective inquiries give way to silenced gunshots and a journalist named Quinn Varley reveals her own history may be fabricated, the two plunge into a labyrinth of memory manipulation, synthetic identities, and a shadow operation called Eclipse.
As forgotten aliases are weaponized and liquidation orders tick down like death sentences, Silas and Quinn must confront the truth: they are both inventory in a system designed to delete them.
But ghosts don't fade quietly.
Dead on Paper is a slow-burn descent into conspiracy and emotional reckoning-a world where truth is forged, memory is currency, and survival means rewriting your own name.

Perfect for fans of slow-burning suspense, cerebral noir, and dystopian thrillers with a poetic edge.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FK5256XN
• ISBN13: 9798294408770
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"