The Slow Pulse

When the body of a missing investigative journalist washes ashore with no obvious cause of death, Detective Harper Lewis senses a darkness lurking beneath her small coastal town's placid surface. Her investigation soon unearths a biotech conspiracy centered on a revolutionary medical implant-one with the power to heal hearts or silence them forever.

Under pressure from powerful forces determined to bury the truth, Harper races against time to unravel the shocking connection between the journalist's murder and a shadowy network eager to weaponize life-saving technology. As she tracks a ruthless CEO and his elusive backers, every clue draws her closer to an unspeakable secret-and greater danger than she's ever faced.

With allies becoming suspects and no one left to trust, Harper must risk her career, her reputation, and her life to expose a lethal conspiracy that reaches the highest corridors of power. In a world where each heartbeat can be controlled or cut short, how far will she go to protect the innocent-and justice itself?