Dead Weight

Novella on Investigative Journalist (Diana Lambert)

De: Amanda Lambert

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Novella for readers who wants a quick read.

In a city built on secrets, the most dangerous one is about to surface.

When investigative journalist Diana Lambert witnesses a gruesome discovery—a young woman’s body dredged up by a luxury yacht’s anchor—she knows this is more than a tragic accident. The victim, an aspiring model, was last seen at an exclusive party hosted by Chicago’s most prestigious yacht club, a fortress of old money and power.

Teaming up with Alan, her brilliantly charismatic partner and a bookshop owner with a historian’s mind, Diana follows a trail of digital breadcrumbs. It leads to "Neptune," a sleek, members-only app for booking yachts, and its creator, a reclusive tech genius. But the app is merely the gateway to a darker truth: a sophisticated operation using small boats to ferry victims to wealthy clients far from prying eyes.

As Diana and Alan dig deeper, they are drawn into a web of glamour, corruption, and lethal secrets, orchestrated by the club’s formidable chairman, Harvey, a man who believes the rules of society do not apply to him. When a key witness is silenced, it becomes clear that Harvey will kill to protect his empire.

Now, with a target on their backs and time running out, Diana must risk everything to expose the truth. But in a world where the elite protect their own, the price for justice may be her own life—and the life of the man she loves.