Echoes in the city (1, #1)

Echoes in the City

By C. Johns

When the streets of Philadelphia go quiet, the fountain still sings.

Laila never wanted to be a steward of secrets. She only carried a notebook, a piece of chalk, and a vow she couldn't abandon: listen, and keep the doors kind. But when people begin to vanish, grief turns into protest, and lies threaten to shatter the fragile Machine at the city's heart, she is thrust into a mystery bigger than herself.

Whispers spread of a fifth note—a sound that doesn't belong,...