Ghosts in the Static

By M. J. Jonas

In Belgrade, the dead don't stay quiet-they just get buried beneath forty decibels of state-sponsored static.

Lana Jovanovic is a brilliant but edgy sound designer obsessed with spectral isolation and "ghost frequencies." Living in a damp, decaying Belgrade apartment, she spends her nights training custom neural AI models to restore damaged archival tapes.

But when Lana digitizes a lost 1996 U-matic television recording of her late mother-a legendary stage actress who vanished into the interior labyrinth of that same apartment-she uncovers an acoustic artifact that should not exist. Buried beneath the lighting hum is a raw, terrifying whisper detailing a thirty-year political assassination scheme executed by the city's current cultural elite.

Armed only with custom algorithms, a heavy canvas messenger bag filled with master reels, and a stubborn refusal to be silenced, Lana prepares to throw the ultimate acoustic bomb into the Minister's face at a public movie premiere.

To survive, she must navigate a snow-bound Belgrade of subterranean bunkers, corrupt state security chiefs, and the lingering ghosts beneath Avala Film's Stage Four.

Because in a country built on quiet compromises, the only way to expose the truth is to project the crime in 4K surround sound.

GHOSTS IN THE STATIC is a gritty, atmospheric Balkan cyber-noir where sound is the deadliest weapon, and memory is the ultimate battleground. Perfect for fans of Mr. Robot, The Conversation, and European techno-thrillers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HGGNV1FS
• ISBN13: 9798194415830
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 79 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.2" x 6.0"