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Whispers at Midnight

FBI Task Force S.W.O.R.D., Book 5

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Whispers at Midnight

By: D. D. Black
Narrated by: Amber Dekkers, Joe Hempel
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Summary

Some mysteries aren't solved. They're survived.

A key witness in a high-profile federal case vanishes from a government safehouse just hours before testifying, leaving behind no sign of forced entry, no clear escape route, and only one cryptic word scrawled across a windowpane: Midnight.

FBI Agent Claire Anderson is tasked with investigating the disappearance off the books. The press can’t find out. The Bureau can’t afford a scandal. And her team—S.W.O.R.D., the Special-Washington-Oregon-Regional-Detachment—has just days to uncover what really happened before the entire case unravels.

Meanwhile, Claire must navigate growing tension inside her own unit, where blurred lines and hidden relationships threaten to erode the trust they need to survive what’s coming.

As the trail leads to a powerful surveillance technology firm, the clues grow darker and the pressure more intense. The silence surrounding the witness starts to feel carefully constructed.

What was the witness about to expose? What is Midnight? And how deep does the deception go?

©2025 D.D. Black (P)2026 D.D. Black Crime Fiction Mystery Traditional Detectives Women Sleuths
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Have enjoyed all DD Blacks books I have listened to so far and looking forward to book 6 in this series

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Looking forward to the next book as the plots are very interesting and always we great plot twists to make very interesting. I also like the voices.

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The male narrator needs to learn how to do an English accent. As a Brit it was terrible to listen to. Apart from that, I enjoyed the story.

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