Sign-In
Cart
Ghosts in the Static
Paperback
Series: The Avala Archives, Book 1
Please select the version of book you would like to purchase.
ISBN13: 9798194415830
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 23 2026
Pages: 80
Weight: 0.26
Height: 0.17 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 23 2026
Pages: 80
Weight: 0.26
Height: 0.17 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In Belgrade, the dead don't stay quiet-they just get buried beneath forty decibels of state-sponsored static.
Lana Jovanovic is a brilliant but edgy sound designer obsessed with spectral isolation and ghost frequencies. Living in a damp, decaying Belgrade apartment, she spends her nights training custom neural AI models to restore damaged archival tapes.
Lana Jovanovic is a brilliant but edgy sound designer obsessed with spectral isolation and ghost frequencies. Living in a damp, decaying Belgrade apartment, she spends her nights training custom neural AI models to restore damaged archival tapes.
But when Lana digitizes a lost 1996 U-matic television recording of her late mother-a legendary stage actress who vanished into the interior labyrinth of that same apartment-she uncovers an acoustic artifact that should not exist. Buried beneath the lighting hum is a raw, terrifying whisper detailing a thirty-year political assassination scheme executed by the city's current cultural elite.
Armed only with custom algorithms, a heavy canvas messenger bag filled with master reels, and a stubborn refusal to be silenced, Lana prepares to throw the ultimate acoustic bomb into the Minister's face at a public movie premiere.
To survive, she must navigate a snow-bound Belgrade of subterranean bunkers, corrupt state security chiefs, and the lingering ghosts beneath Avala Film's Stage Four.
Because in a country built on quiet compromises, the only way to expose the truth is to project the crime in 4K surround sound.
GHOSTS IN THE STATIC is a gritty, atmospheric Balkan cyber-noir where sound is the deadliest weapon, and memory is the ultimate battleground. Perfect for fans of Mr. Robot, The Conversation, and European techno-thrillers.
Armed only with custom algorithms, a heavy canvas messenger bag filled with master reels, and a stubborn refusal to be silenced, Lana prepares to throw the ultimate acoustic bomb into the Minister's face at a public movie premiere.
To survive, she must navigate a snow-bound Belgrade of subterranean bunkers, corrupt state security chiefs, and the lingering ghosts beneath Avala Film's Stage Four.
Because in a country built on quiet compromises, the only way to expose the truth is to project the crime in 4K surround sound.
GHOSTS IN THE STATIC is a gritty, atmospheric Balkan cyber-noir where sound is the deadliest weapon, and memory is the ultimate battleground. Perfect for fans of Mr. Robot, The Conversation, and European techno-thrillers.
Also in
Mystery & Thriller
The Underworld U.S.A. Trilogy, Volume I: American Tabloid, the Cold Six Thousand; Introduction by Thomas Mallon
Ellroy, James
Hardcover
$33.25
Coffin Road: An Utterly Gripping Crime Thriller from the Author of the China Thrillers
May, Peter
Paperback
From $9.99
Sabine's Notebook: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine Continues
Bantock, Nick
Hardcover
$10.99
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Movie Tie-In Edition): Book 1 of the Millennium Trilogy
Larsson, Stieg
Paperback
$9.99
The Golden Mean: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine Concludes
Bantock, Nick
Hardcover
$9.99
Big Little Truths: Reese's Book Club: A Novel: The Sequel to Big Little Lies
Moriarty, Liane
Hardcover
$30.60
The Pirate Queen: A Novel from the New York Times Bestselling Author of the Frozen River
Lawhon, Ariel
Hardcover
$28.80
The Altar of Pergamon: The Mystery of the Dark Angel and the Future of the World
Cahn, Jonathan
Hardcover
$28.49