Whispers in the Cedar A Caleb Warren Thriller by Matthew James In the quiet town of Cedar Hollows, the pines hide more than they whisper. When a construction crew uncovers a woman's body buried beneath a long-abandoned house, Detective Caleb Warren is called back from peaceful family life into a darkness he thought he'd left behind. What begins as a routine homicide spirals into something older, deeper-and far more personal. As Caleb and his new partner, Detective Naomi Park, dig deeper, they unearth chilling signs of an underground network calling themselves the Roots-a secretive group that has left a trail of missing people buried beneath the town's proud heritage. But when Caleb's wife Sarah is taken, the case becomes a race against time, forcing him to choose between duty and the woman he loves. Pushed to the edge of his faith, Caleb must navigate the tunnels beneath Cedar Hollows, confront the men who would burn the world to preserve their secrets, and face the truth: some evil does not sleep in shadows-it grows like roots beneath your feet. Faith will be tested. Blood will be shed. And the town of Cedar Hollows will never be the same.