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The Ghost of Matamoras: A Historical Novel of Coal, Iron, and Murder

The Ghost of Matamoras: A Historical Novel of Coal, Iron, and Murder

Paperback

Mystery & Thriller

ISBN13: 9798189130304
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 26 2026
Pages: 122
Weight: 0.66
Height: 0.26 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
A hanged boy. A forged confession. A town haunted by more than legend.

Matamoras, Pennsylvania, 1910. For years, the people of Matamoras have whispered about the ghost that stalks the Erie Railroad bridge, blaming every unexplained death on a restless spirit. So when a teenage call boy is found hanging from the steel girders, the town accepts the verdict without question: another tragic suicide.

Elias Thorne doesn't.

A former railroad claims investigator, Elias built his career denying grieving families the justice they deserved, believing whatever story the company needed him to believe. But the boy's confession feels wrong, the evidence doesn't fit, and a hidden ledger tells a far more dangerous story.

As Elias digs beneath the lies, he uncovers a conspiracy stretching back a decade-one protected by men powerful enough to control the railroad, the sheriff, and every frightened witness willing to keep silent. In a town where loyalty is bought, truth is buried, and justice has a price, every answer pulls him closer to the next victim.

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