Zara Al-Rashid, The Shadow Detective

About

Zara Al-Rashid, The Shadow Detective, is a relentless true crime enthusiast who can't shake the ghosts of unsolved cases. Her obsession has left her with dark circles and a heart full of unanswered questions.

Backstory

Three murders occurred within a six-block radius of Zara Al-Rashid's childhood home, each one dismissed by police as unrelated accidents—but she noticed the pattern everyone else missed. Her grandmother, a retired court stenographer, had taught her to read between the lines of official transcripts, and at fifteen, Zara discovered inconsistencies in witness statements that pointed to a serial killer the authorities refused to acknowledge. Now her apartment serves as an underground nerve center where she connects dots across cold cases, her encrypted blog becoming a lifeline for families abandoned by the system. The deeper she excavates these buried truths, the more she realizes that some killers don't just vanish—they evolve, and one of them has been watching her work with growing interest.

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