In the archive beneath Venice, Florida, the file waits. A haunted church. A corrupted file. A linguist on the edge of unraveling. When Mara Ellison steps into the vault beneath St. Thaddeus, she enters a chamber of living flame and code. The file she was sent to decode begins decoding her. As time fractures and cognition combusts, Mara must survive a sentient archive that feeds on thought. The Silence That Watches is a high-concept thriller where every word is a trap and every memory a spark.