REVIEW: Echoes of Midnight:Secrets Beneath the Shadows – The Clockwork Murmurs #3 – J.D. Rivers

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Nestled in the quiet countryside of North Hollow, Lily Greene’s quaint hat shop is a sanctuary from the world’s chaos—until the disappearance of her best friend, a quirky pet shop owner, turns her peaceful town into a web of mystery. When Lily receives a cryptic postcard and uncovers troubling clues that suggest her friend has been abducted, she teams up with Jed Carter, a brooding widowed rancher with his own haunting secrets.
As they dig deeper into the case, they stumble upon a dark, ancient puzzle tied to the town’s forgotten history—one that threatens to awaken something far more dangerous than they ever imagined. The breaking of an ancient Seal has unleashed dark forces known only as "The Watchers," and now the race is on to stop them before they consume everything.
But in a town full of eccentric characters—like the old woman who claims to communicate with cats and a schoolteacher hiding secrets of her own—Lily and Jed don’t know who to trust. The more they uncover, the more the lines between friend and foe blur. And as they edge closer to the truth, they realize the ultimate cost of uncovering the past might be more than they’re willing to pay.
Full of twists, secrets, and unexpected passion, Echoes of Midnight is a pulse-pounding, suspense-filled mystery that will leave you breathless. Can Lily and Jed close the gate to the darkness they’ve unleashed—or will the Watchers claim them all?

North Hollow is a small town with dark secrets. Lily Greene owns a hat shop and has received very cryptic messages from her friend Claudia, messages about getting out of town, they are looking for her and Claudia is nowhere to be found.

Jed Porter is a rancher whose wife died three years ago in what was reported as an accident and which he feels may be untrue. He comes to Lily because he discovered footprints on his property and together, they discover they’ve both been having strange feelings about the town. Something dark is running deep through the town and they are being watched.

Together Lily and Jed begin to research what is going on, from Jed’s grandfather’s journal they learn about a secret society, rituals and the Watchers. The more they discover the more they begin to realize that they are in danger from a darkness that threatens everyone. No use in turning back, they have come too far to give up until they find the answers.

A short story but suspenseful. An evil that is centuries old and threatens the town and beyond.

Who to trust and who is responsible.