The Echo in the Walls

<p><u>Get Ready for a Thriller That Hits Too Close to Home... Literally.</u></p><p> </p><p><em><strong>The Echo in the Walls</strong></em><strong> a Psychological Crime Thriller from Pamela Beach</strong></p><p> </p><p>In an age where our homes are getting smarter one new thriller dares to ask a terrifying question: What if the technology designed to protect you is actually a cage and a stranger holds the key? Prepare for <em><strong>The Echo in the Walls</strong></em> a gripping new psychological crime thriller from author <strong>Pamela Beach</strong> that will make you rethink everything you know about security.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Logline:</strong> A former Special Forces operative living a quiet civilian life discovers a stranger has secretly entered her home and vanished without a trace. Now she must use her lethal skills to hunt a ghost who knows her every move and threatens to dismantle her life from the inside out.</p><p> </p><p><strong>An Excerpt from </strong><em><strong>The Echo in the Walls</strong></em></p><p><em>She scrolled forward.</em></p><p><em>3:47 PM: Motion detected. Person detected.</em></p><p><em>Her breath hitched.</em></p><p><em>It wasn't a porch pirate. It wasn't anyone she knew.</em></p><p><em>The man who approached her front door was unnervingly average. He wore a simple grey jacket jeans and nondescript sneakers. No logos no distinguishing features. He could have been a utilities worker a lost tourist anyone. But he didn't move like a lost tourist. He moved with a quiet fluid confidence that set every one of Maya's long-dormant alarms screaming.</em></p><p><em>He didn't knock. He didn't try the handle. He stopped at the door his face turned slightly away from the camera and reached into his pocket. He pulled out not a key but a thin white plastic card. He swiped it over the electronic lock.</em></p><p><em>The lock a top-of-the-line magnetic system she'd installed herself chirped softly. The light turned from red to green.</em></p><p><em>The man paused. For a fraction of a second he turned his head and looked directly at the doorbell camera. It wasn't a glance. It was a look of acknowledgment. A faint knowing smile touched his lips a look that said I see you. I know you're watching.</em></p><p><em>Then he opened her door stepped inside and closed it behind him.</em></p><p> </p><p><strong>The Echo in the Walls </strong>is a relentless fast-paced thriller that explores the dark side of technology and the unshakeable grip of the past. With surprising twists and a protagonist who is as brilliant as she is broken this novel will keep you on the edge of your seat until the final shocking conclusion.</p>