Hello, Transcriber: A Novel [Paperback]

Hannah Morrissey'sHello, Transcriberis a captivating mystery suspense debut featuring a female police transcriber who goes beyond the limits to solve a harrowing case.

Every night, while the street lamps shed the only light on Wisconsins most crime-ridden city, police transcriber Hazel Greenlee listens as detectives divulge Black Harbors gruesome secrets. An aspiring novelist, Hazel believes that writing a book could be her only ticket out of this frozen hellscape, but her life isnt exactly brimming with inspiration. Until her neighbor confesses to hiding the corpse of an overdose victim.

With an insiders look at the investigation, Hazel becomes spellbound by the lead detective, Nikolai Kole, and the chilling narrative he shares with her. Through his transcription, she learns that the suspicious death is linked to Candy Mana drug dealer notorious for selling illegal substances to childrenand when Kole invites her on a covert operation to help take the dealer down, the promise of a story calls to her. As the investigation unfolds, Hazel will discover just how far she will go for her story, even if it means destroying her marriage, her career, and any chance she has of getting out of Black Harbor alive. Because if shes learned one relentless truth about this place, its the fact that everybody lies.

[A] moody, unsettling debut novel. The Washington Post, Best Thrillers & Mysteries of November 2021

With its fine-tuned bleakness and unflinching exploration of human depravity,Hello, Transcriberis a shudder-inducing series kickoff. BookPage

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