Foundations of Smoke

What begins as an inquiry unravels into a brutal fight for truth, as two investigators find themselves pitted against a shadow network with roots in every corner of power. Each lead they follow comes at a cost—betrayals strike close, allies vanish, and the toll mounts as the true scale of the conspiracy comes into focus.

Pushed to their breaking points, they lean on each other not just for survival, but for conviction. Their bond, once uncertain, is reforged through fire—becoming the only constant in a world where deception is currency and silence is enforced by force.

As the final phase of a devastating plan approaches, they launch a desperate stand, exposing what others dared only whisper. The aftermath leaves scars—but also sparks. With the system shaken and the shadows retreating, they step into what lies ahead—not as heroes, but as the architects of a reckoning.

The truth has a price. They’ve paid it. Now they carry it forward.

© 2025 Donna Matthewson (Audiobook): 9798347357468

Release date

Audiobook: 4 May 2025