{"product_id":"obsidian-creed-scott-p-hicks-9798263273460","title":"Obsidian Creed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA missing woman vanishes on Bell Rock.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe only clue she leaves behind is a signal that can make people obey.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen search-and-rescue specialist \u003cb\u003eCass Whitaker\u003c\/b\u003e reaches the red stone trails outside Sedona, she expects heat, panic, and bad terrain. She doesn't expect a disappearance that leaves no tracks, no body, and no explanation that makes sense.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMara Koenig is gone. Her terrified friend is alive, but fractured by what she heard in the canyon. A strange tone moved through the rocks. A voice called from somewhere it shouldn't have been. Then the mountain answered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCass has spent her career trusting evidence, maps, and physical facts. But the deeper she digs, the less the case behaves like a rescue. Hidden chambers. Carved symbols. A buried transmission system. A cult waiting for the right night. And a government program called \u003cb\u003eARGUS\u003c\/b\u003e that knows far more than it admits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe signal is not just sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt can disorient. It can command. It can erase memory. It can turn faith, fear, and obedience into weapons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Cass joins forces with engineer Gabe Rourke, security chief Talley, and federal commander Priya Bhandari, the investigation moves from missing-person case to containment crisis. The threat is spreading through phones, radios, emergency channels, and anything else that can carry a pulse. Every test costs time. Every delay gives the people behind it another chance to finish what they started.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the cult beneath the red rock isn't improvising.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey've been preparing for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey have names, targets, rituals, and a system built to reach thousands. They believe the signal is sacred. They believe Cass is standing in the way of revelation. And when the final transmission begins, everyone near Sedona becomes part of the experiment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCass has one chance to shut it down before the desert becomes a broadcast tower.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut stopping the signal may mean walking straight into the place where it was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eObsidian Creed\u003c\/b\u003e is a tense supernatural techno-thriller about missing people, weaponized belief, government secrets, and the terrifying power of a voice no one can ignore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eSupernatural suspense with a technological edge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eDesert-set thrillers filled with atmosphere and danger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eAncient symbols, hidden chambers, and cult conspiracy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eStrong female protagonists under extreme pressure\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eGovernment containment, signal warfare, and psychological threat\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eFast-paced mystery with horror tension and a cinematic climax\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the red rock silence, the signal is already waiting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd once it knows your name, it doesn't let go.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott P. Hicks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798263273460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 454\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.01d","brand":"Scott P. Hicks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173460287743,"sku":"9798263273460","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/obsidian-creed-scott-p-hicks-9798263273460","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}