A Novel
The Search Party

Kirk Sheppard

GenreLiterary Mystery
FormatPaperback & Hardcover

A small-town officer searching for a missing student finds himself dredging up everything he's been trying to bury.

Officer Andrew Foster has seen his share of troubled souls, but when a young college student goes missing in Harper's Crossing, something about this case gnaws at him. The town's quiet, its secrets buried beneath layers of time and mist — but Andrew can't shake the feeling that the river knows more than it lets on.

Haunted by the death of his brother, Andrew struggles with the weight of his own regrets. As he delves deeper into the disappearance, the search becomes less about finding the missing boy and more about confronting the parts of himself he's tried to bury. The river, cold and unyielding, mirrors his search for redemption — a force that both beckons and warns.

A gripping mystery that unfolds alongside an emotional journey into guilt, obsession, and the shadowy depths of the past.

Kirk Sheppard
About the author
Kirk Sheppard

Kirk Sheppard is a licensed therapist, playwright, and former professional wrestling personality. He writes about identity, shame, grief, and what it means to live in alignment — with insight, irreverence, and heart.

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The soundtrack
The Search Party Playlist

The songs that lived inside the writing of this book.