Black Widow's Ghost
Black Widow’s Ghost is a psychological thriller set in 1990s Chicago, where gritty noir meets emotional depth. Detective Dwight Hussleman reopens a murder case only to discover the victim was disguised to look like Casandra Davis—the trans woman he once loved and abandoned. The investigation uncovers a chilling conspiracy involving an underground facility using hypnosis and a drug called Zeta to manipulate Casandra’s dissociative identity disorder, turning one of her alternate personalities into a controlled assassin known as The Black Widow’s Ghost.
As Dwight races to save her, he learns that Casandra was entangled in a volatile love triangle with David Kinsingsworth—the murdered son of the city’s mayor—and Kyle Templeman, son of the powerful psychology dean behind the facility. The triangle wasn’t just romantic; it was political, psychological, and fatal. Now Dwight must navigate a web of secrets, betrayal, and Casandra’s own inner conflict to protect her—not only from those who seek to use her, but from herself.
This is a story of fractured identity, forbidden love, and the cost of silence—perfect for fans of True Detective, Killing Eve, and Sharp Objects.
A delicate wisp of down from a young hatchling slowly muddied and crushed under the weight of the rock--underneath which she lived. To think of her made his heart quiver. Memories of her made his body whine for the attention she gave him. She left no part of him untouched—even now. It was the mist after the rain. A cold, droll mist that chilled one to the bone. Dwight had been feverishly piecing together clues from the Trevor Whitney rapes, but, he knew that without a positive I.D. There was no way to convict him. All of the evidence they had was circumstantial. No one had seen him or witnessed any of the incidents. Dwight had hit a brick wall in his investigation, and none of the clues he had were able to reveal to him Trevor Whitney's next move.