What remains

Most people think death is the end of a story.Mira Vale knows better.As a trauma scene restoration technician, Mira cleans homes after unattended deaths, suicides, accidents, and violent crimes. Long after the police have gone and the families have left, she is the one who scrubs away the physical traces of tragedy. But while others see biohazards, Mira notices the forgotten photographs, unfinished letters, and ordinary belongings that tell the story of a life no one should forget.Shy, lonely, and burdened by severe social anxiety, Mira has always believed she is invisible.Until one routine cleanup changes everything.Hidden inside an abandoned apartment is a notebook that leads her into a decades-old mystery involving vanished records, forgotten children, secret archives, and people whose identities have been erased from history. The closer Mira gets to the truth, the more she realizes someone has been waiting for her to find it-and will do anything to ensure those secrets stay buried.As obsession replaces fear and compassion becomes her greatest strength, Mira must decide whether remembering the forgotten is worth losing herself.The Last Trace is a gripping psychological thriller blending forensic cleanup, emotional suspense, and a haunting mystery about memory, loneliness, and the lives we leave behind.Some people disappear when they die.Others disappear long before that.