Proof of Life: A Lila Vance Thriller

By Nikki Foss

A dead man asked her to prove he was alive.
Forensic video analyst Lila Vance has spent the last year rebuilding the life one impossible case nearly destroyed. Small jobs. Clean evidence. No anonymous files. No dangerous truths.
Then a video lands in her private inbox.
On-screen is Caleb Harrow - the brilliant founder of Veriframe, the company trusted by courts, newsrooms, and governments to certify what is real. There is only one problem.
Caleb Harrow died thirteen months ago.
There was footage of the crash. A body in the lake. A funeral. A widow. A grave.
But the man in the video knows Lila's name. He knows what she lost. And he wants her to do the one thing no one else can:
Prove he is alive.
As Lila follows the frames, she uncovers a conspiracy built on forged evidence, buried bodies, and a billion-dollar machine that has taught the world to stop questioning what it sees. Every clue pulls her deeper into a case designed to destroy her credibility before she can expose the truth.
Because if Caleb Harrow is alive, then everything Veriframe has certified may be a lie.
And the people protecting that lie have already proven they can erase the dead.
Dark, cinematic, and relentlessly tense, Proof of Life is a high-stakes forensic thriller about deepfakes, corrupted proof, and one woman's dangerous obsession with the truth.
Perfect for readers who love smart crime thrillers, psychological suspense, courtroom tension, and twists that make you question every piece of evidence.
The camera may not lie.
But people do.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H6K8PR9P
• ISBN13: 9798184030807
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"