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The Search Party
The river doesn’t forget…
Officer Andrew Foster has seen his share of troubled souls, but when a young college student goes missing in Harper’s Crossing, something about this case gnaws at him. The town’s quiet, its secrets buried beneath layers of time and mist—but Andrew can’t shake the feeling that the river knows more than it lets on.
Haunted by the death of his brother, Andrew struggles with the weight of his own regrets. As he delves deeper into Daniel’s disappearance, the search becomes less about finding the missing boy and more about confronting the parts of himself he’s tried to bury. The river, cold and unyielding, mirrors his search for redemption—a force that both beckons and warns.
In The Search Party, a gripping mystery unfolds alongside an emotional journey into guilt, obsession, and the shadowy depths of the past.
Officer Andrew Foster has seen his share of troubled souls, but when a young college student goes missing in Harper’s Crossing, something about this case gnaws at him. The town’s quiet, its secrets buried beneath layers of time and mist—but Andrew can’t shake the feeling that the river knows more than it lets on.
Haunted by the death of his brother, Andrew struggles with the weight of his own regrets. As he delves deeper into Daniel’s disappearance, the search becomes less about finding the missing boy and more about confronting the parts of himself he’s tried to bury. The river, cold and unyielding, mirrors his search for redemption—a force that both beckons and warns.
In The Search Party, a gripping mystery unfolds alongside an emotional journey into guilt, obsession, and the shadowy depths of the past.
185 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 15, 2025
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May 3, 2025
I loved, loved, LOVED this book! The descriptive words helped my ADHD mind build a perfect picture of what was happening as I was reading! I also felt like each chapter ended in the perfect way that left me wanting more and I simply couldn’t put this book down! I read it in two days and that’s only because life got in the way. I absolutely couldn’t finished this in one sitting!
May 9, 2025
This book pulled me in from page 1. I believe at some point in our lives we’ve all been Andrew - endlessly searching. Bravo, Kirk!
November 11, 2025
The Search Party by Kirk Sheppard is a haunting and beautifully written mystery that weaves psychological depth with atmospheric suspense. Officer Andrew Foster’s search for a missing college student becomes an introspective journey through grief, guilt, and the fragile boundaries between duty and redemption. The river ever present, almost sentient serves as a striking metaphor for memory and loss, carrying both the secrets of the town and the ghosts that haunt its people.
What stands out most is Sheppard’s elegant restraint. His prose is quiet yet powerful, unfolding with the kind of tension that lingers long after the last page. The Search Party is more than a mystery it’s a meditation on the ways the past can pull us under and the courage it takes to surface again.
What stands out most is Sheppard’s elegant restraint. His prose is quiet yet powerful, unfolding with the kind of tension that lingers long after the last page. The Search Party is more than a mystery it’s a meditation on the ways the past can pull us under and the courage it takes to surface again.
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