The Last Passenger on Route Nine: A Lamplight Tales Mystery

Moon has stopped waiting for the last bus. Now he is leading Willem toward a disappearance someone buried fifteen years ago. Six months after Route 9 made its final journey, retired driver Willem has settled into a quiet life with the dog who once waited at Stop Fourteen. Then Moon begins vanishing every Thursday night-and returning before dawn with mud on his paws. When Willem follows, Moon leads him along a forgotten service route to evidence connected to Elise Voss, a hospital records clerk who disappeared without a trace. Elise's daughter, Mara, has spent half her life believing her mother abandoned her. The surviving records suggest something far darker, tying the case to Saint Orla Hospital and one of Bellwether's most trusted families. With the old depot facing demolition and someone searching Willem's home, Willem and Mara must choose how much safety they will risk for a truth the town has spent fifteen years refusing to see. An atmospheric mystery of buried family secrets, chosen family, quiet courage, and one unfinished journey. Lamplight Tales - Book Two. Read The Dog at Stop Fourteen first.