Echoes of the Clocktower

The Signal Archives, Book 1

By: David Ray

Narrated by: Michael Luckerman

Echoes of the Clocktower, A Grenton Hollow Mystery – Book One

Sixteen-year-old Soren Vale never asked to be marked. But when strange symbols appear on his skin and the ancient clocktower in Grenton Hollow begins to tick for the first time in decades, he’s thrust into a mystery no one remembers—and no one dares to investigate. As Soren uncovers the town’s eerie past, he joins forces with three unlikely allies: Cass, the fiercely loyal skeptic; Noah, the quiet codebreaker with secrets of his own; and Julian, a boy caught between memory and madness. Together, they face shifting architecture, silent signals, and towers that rise overnight—while something vast and watching stirs just beyond the stars. But not everything can be solved. Not everything wants to be found. And the deeper they go, the more they risk forgetting who they are… or losing their minds to the signal that waits.

Echoes of the Clocktower is a haunting, slow-burn mystery of unraveling memory, supernatural codes, and a town that never stays the same. For fans of Stranger Things, Wilder Girls, and The Raven Cycle—this is only the beginning.

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