The Seen in Silverbridge mystery series
The funniest moment comes
right before it all goes wrong.
Gossip. Justice. Survival.
Four journalists solving mysteries take on a town that has spent too long
protecting the people who run it.
3 books published · the fourth is coming
The series
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Book 0A Student Has Drowned
The prequel novella, and the easiest place to start. A drowned student, a rowing club with too many secrets, and a paper that should have folded years ago.
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Book 1A Rockstar Has Exploded
Luce and Huds pick up their first accidental murder case: a Swedish rock star who detonates in his own hotel suite.
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Book 2An Actress Is Missing
The whole team returns. Stella Winston-Frazer has gone missing, and the people who want her found are not the people who want her safe.
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Book 3A Fiancé Has Flatlined
The Silverbridge Arrows goalkeeper is found dead at Luce's engagement party. The Seen team take the case.
Buy bookIt started with fun gossip.
But beneath the scandals lies something bigger.
Luce. Huds. Faven. Rodney.
Four unlikely allies. One investigative outlet. And a conspiracy that reaches to the top.
In Silverbridge, power protects its own — until four gossip journalists decide it doesn't have to.
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A Student Has Drowned
The mystery that started the Seen in Silverbridge series.
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The journalists
Luce Sharp 22
Sharp-tongued and ambitious. The engine of the group, torn between popularity and ethics.
Hudson "Huds" Haile 22
Kind and intelligent, but don't let his temper flare. The moral counterweight to Luce.
Faven Osmun 19
Shy but brilliant. Still finding her footing.
Rodney Holliday 48
Veteran investigative journalist. The moral anchor and reluctant adult in the room.
About the author
Emerson Black
Emerson writes warm, witty YA mystery thrillers. His tone is affectionate rather than cynical.
Originally from New Zealand, Emerson spent the last three years in London and is now living in Melbourne.
Emerson also writes a newsletter on Substack. You can read them here on the Desk, too. He documents what it's like to actually write these things: the plotting, the drafting, and the all-too-often existential freakouts.