Herman Forwood writes fiction shaped by history, politics, and power. His novels explore alternate realities, political fault lines, and the human cost of upheaval, forcing readers to confront the systems that shape ordinary lives.
In a dystopian society divided by walled communities, status determines who is protected while churches and private security challenge government power. When a murder takes place, the system holding it all together begins to unravel.
When a young girl disappears from a vacation home on Spain’s southern coast, suspicion falls on everyone around her—family, locals, and outsiders alike—as the investigation becomes a media spectacle that destroys lives.