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The Missing
The Missing
Where death is just the beginning.
In the heart of a quiet town lies Evergreen Cemetery—an eerie resting place where no bodies are buried, only empty caskets, each holding a dark secret.
Beneath the surface of this unassuming plot of land is a twisted conspiracy engineered by Trucient Industries, a powerful biomedical corporation with a terrifying agenda.
Trucient's public mission statement is simple freeze the dead and revive them in the future through cryonics. But the truth is far different. Behind the benevolent façade of preserving life, Trucient is secretly harvesting organs from the homeless, the forgotten, and society's outcasts, selling them to the highest bidder. But that's only the beginning. Their true, audacious goal is to map the human brain, digitize it, and create a fully conscious artificial intelligence that could reshape humanity.
When a young private investigator named Jessica Harris meets Billy Hayes, a groundskeeper at Evergreen who has witnessed mysterious happenings on the property, the two team up and discover a hidden operation; they soon become entangled in a web of lies and danger. Will they expose the truth—or become just another pair of missing souls claimed by Trucient's vision for the future?
The Missing is a chilling tale of power, technology, and the price of immortality. Secrets lurk in the shadows, and no one is truly safe. Not even the dead!
Where death is just the beginning.
In the heart of a quiet town lies Evergreen Cemetery—an eerie resting place where no bodies are buried, only empty caskets, each holding a dark secret.
Beneath the surface of this unassuming plot of land is a twisted conspiracy engineered by Trucient Industries, a powerful biomedical corporation with a terrifying agenda.
Trucient's public mission statement is simple freeze the dead and revive them in the future through cryonics. But the truth is far different. Behind the benevolent façade of preserving life, Trucient is secretly harvesting organs from the homeless, the forgotten, and society's outcasts, selling them to the highest bidder. But that's only the beginning. Their true, audacious goal is to map the human brain, digitize it, and create a fully conscious artificial intelligence that could reshape humanity.
When a young private investigator named Jessica Harris meets Billy Hayes, a groundskeeper at Evergreen who has witnessed mysterious happenings on the property, the two team up and discover a hidden operation; they soon become entangled in a web of lies and danger. Will they expose the truth—or become just another pair of missing souls claimed by Trucient's vision for the future?
The Missing is a chilling tale of power, technology, and the price of immortality. Secrets lurk in the shadows, and no one is truly safe. Not even the dead!
110 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 31, 2025
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November 15, 2025
The Missing is a quietly gripping sci-fi mystery that starts with a simple discovery — empty caskets in a cemetery — and grows into a much deeper, darker secret. John Reizer blends suspense, emotion, and futuristic science in a smooth, easy-to-read style. The story moves at a steady pace as Billy and Jessica uncover a conspiracy involving missing bodies and advanced cryonics.
It’s an engaging, accessible thriller that feels atmospheric without being overwhelming. Readers who enjoy subtle tension, mystery, and science-fiction ideas will find it intriguing and satisfying.
It’s an engaging, accessible thriller that feels atmospheric without being overwhelming. Readers who enjoy subtle tension, mystery, and science-fiction ideas will find it intriguing and satisfying.
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