The Passive Observer

by L.J. Fox

After a serious head knock leaves her unconscious for two days, Amanda wakes to discover she can view the final minutes of a violent murder if standing at the site of the murder. With the intention of solving cold case crimes, bringing killers to justice and provide closure for the family of victims, Amanda and her friend, Libby, attend murder sites and report their findings to police.

In working with the police, they realise that there is a serial killer with a shoe fetish that has been operating in the area for a long time, and after a journalist publishes an article on Amanda and her ability, the shoe fetish killer decides to eliminate Amanda to hide his identity.

This story centres around Amanda Kingley, an average, middle-aged woman who suddenly finds she has developed an amazing ability and discovers the price she must pay to use her ability for the good of others.

179 pages, Paperback

Published November 1, 2025

About the author

L.J. Fox holds a Bachelor of Adult Education, Master of Business Administration (Internet Marketing), as well as qualifications in Information Technology. She has worked as a computer programmer, taught business computing at a TAFE College and has managed the online presence for a number of corporates as well as the State Library of Victoria. She has now retired to the mid-north coast of NSW where she grows Clivia plants and has independently published eight books in the light fantasy/paranormal/horror genre.

'I am from Australia and consider myself a story-teller. My primary writing goal is to entertain you, to keep you turning those pages not anticipating what will come next, not to mention - the story must involve something a little morbid or downright weird.
If you found the stories easy to read, fast-paced, interesting, enjoyable and little bit quirky then my work is done.'
Lisa