The Silent Witness (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798197122346)

One accidental witness. One missing fortune. Five friends determined to uncover the truth.

Maya didn't mean to become a detective. She just wanted a quiet place to hide out and finish her sketches. But when she slips into the Westview Middle School art room on a Friday afternoon, she quickly realizes that the walls are much thinner than anyone thinks.

Through the drywall, Maya overhears a tense, hushed confrontation in the administration wing. A massive school deposit bag has completely vanished-and the blame is being pinned entirely on Ms. Barbara, the school's kindest and most beloved staff member. With security camera footage suspiciously glitched and the principal under pressure to close the case, Ms. Barbara is facing ruin for a crime she didn't commit.

Maya knows the truth. Or at least, she knows she has the only visual record of the moments surrounding the theft hidden right inside her sketchbook.

Refusing to let an innocent person take the fall, Maya teams up with her closest friends: Marcus, a tech genius who spots anomalies in the school's digital grid; Devon, who knows the building's structural secrets; and Lily, Jason, and Aisha. Together, they launch a covert investigation right under the noses of the oblivious administration.

To clear Ms. Barbara's name, the crew must decrypt security camera loops, navigate hidden school crawlspaces, and outsmart a culprit who is always one step ahead. But as the clock ticks down, Maya realizes that exposing the thief means stepping out of the shadows-and into the line of fire.

Perfect for fans of City Spies, Stuart Gibbs, and fast-paced amateur sleuth mysteries, The Silent Witness is a thrilling, page-turning introduction to The Westview Investigators series.