Safeword Paranoia

A Harper Ryland Mystery Thriller

The silence is listening.

Detective Harper Ryland thought the signal was gone. The recorders were sealed, the frequencies buried, and the echoes gone quiet. But when the city begins to hum again, she realizes something survived, and it has learned to listen back.

A pulse moves through the walls. Lights flicker in rhythm. Thoughts repeat in voices that are not her own. The more Harper searches for the source, the more the silence answers her. What begins as a simple test of the grid turns into a fight for control of her own mind.

Every sound carries a trace of intent. Every reflection hides something watching. As the unseen presence grows stronger, Harper must uncover the truth behind the signal before it consumes her completely.

Safeword: Paranoia is Book Four in The Safeword Series by M.C. Graves, a psychological mystery collection where control, memory, and truth blur until reality begins to fracture. Each book stands alone but connects through one thread: a word meant to protect that instead opens the door to danger.

Fans of Black Mirror, Mindhunter, and atmospheric thrillers filled with quiet tension and psychological twists will find this story impossible to forget.

The Safeword Series
Book One: Safeword: Pineapple
Book Two: Safeword: Cherry
Book Three: Safeword: Mirror
Book Four: Safeword: Paranoia