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Trace Zero
Emergency Department nurse Isabel Quinn has rebuilt her life around control—long shifts, quiet routines, and the careful distance she keeps from the man who once nearly unraveled her. When her former partner, Julian Rowe, is found dead under suspicious circumstances, Isabel believes the past has finally released her. It hasn’t. Encrypted messages resurface. Systems respond to her presence. Julian didn’t just leave memories behind—he left something active.
As detectives Cara Rivas and Darius Meyers begin circling Julian’s death, Isabel is pulled back into a world she tried to one shaped by obsession, manipulation, and a covert digital project Julian called Trace Zero. With pressure mounting from law enforcement, mounting hostility online, and the unsettling sense that she’s being watched with intimate precision, Isabel struggles to separate grief from danger—and truth from carefully staged lies.
Anchored by her closest ally, Tanya Morales, and her mother, Mary Quinn, Isabel is forced to confront what Julian was truly building—and why others may still want control of it. As Trace Zero begins to surface in fragments, Isabel must decide how far she’s willing to go to protect herself… because once a system learns you, disappearing may be the one thing it won’t allow.
As detectives Cara Rivas and Darius Meyers begin circling Julian’s death, Isabel is pulled back into a world she tried to one shaped by obsession, manipulation, and a covert digital project Julian called Trace Zero. With pressure mounting from law enforcement, mounting hostility online, and the unsettling sense that she’s being watched with intimate precision, Isabel struggles to separate grief from danger—and truth from carefully staged lies.
Anchored by her closest ally, Tanya Morales, and her mother, Mary Quinn, Isabel is forced to confront what Julian was truly building—and why others may still want control of it. As Trace Zero begins to surface in fragments, Isabel must decide how far she’s willing to go to protect herself… because once a system learns you, disappearing may be the one thing it won’t allow.
327 pages, Paperback
Published December 12, 2025
About the author
Katrina Case
49 booksKatrina Case is an independent author, registered nurse, and creator of Unspoken Horizons, a creative platform for exploring the emotions and experiences that shape our lives. With more than two decades of experience in healthcare, Katrina brings psychological insight, emotional authenticity, and real-world understanding to her writing.
Her work spans psychological thrillers, family dramas, suspense, and reflective nonfiction. Through her storytelling, she explores themes of resilience, grief, trauma, identity, family dynamics, hope, and the complexity of the human experience.
Katrina lives in Mississippi, where she balances her passion for writing with her background in nursing, research, and lifelong learning. When she isn’t writing, she enjoys spending time with family, caring for her cats, drinking tea, and exploring new ideas through creativity and technology.
Her work spans psychological thrillers, family dramas, suspense, and reflective nonfiction. Through her storytelling, she explores themes of resilience, grief, trauma, identity, family dynamics, hope, and the complexity of the human experience.
Katrina lives in Mississippi, where she balances her passion for writing with her background in nursing, research, and lifelong learning. When she isn’t writing, she enjoys spending time with family, caring for her cats, drinking tea, and exploring new ideas through creativity and technology.
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