The Fifth Passage

A storm has uncovered something that was supposed to stay buried.

When fourteen-year-old Avery Knox discovers a rusted metal plate marked TRMC - TREE ROUTE 5 along a damaged trail outside Ashford, she has no idea it belongs to a motorcycle club that disappeared more than thirty years ago.

Soon, Avery learns she is not the only one finding clues. Teo discovers an old route card connected to the same mysterious emblem. Priya finds the symbol hidden beneath years of dirt and paint. Eli uncovers an abandoned signal relay that should have stopped working decades earlier.

And everywhere they look, a mysterious rider on a slate-gray motorcycle seems to be one step ahead.

What begins as a strange collection of forgotten markings quickly grows into something much bigger. The four riders follow old roads, hidden trails, coded signals, and records that point toward secrets buried in Ashford's past. Each clue brings them closer to the truth about the original Trail Riders Mystery Club-and to the mystery its members never finished solving.

But the deeper they follow the trail, the more dangerous the questions become. Someone in Ashford may still have a reason to keep the past hidden, and the riders must decide how far they are willing to go when curiosity turns into real risk.

To uncover what happened thirty-four years ago, Avery, Teo, Priya, and Eli will have to trust one another, think carefully, and finish a trail that was left incomplete.

The Fifth Passage is the first book in The Trail Riders Mystery Club, a teen and young adult mystery-adventure series filled with motorcycles, hidden clues, forgotten places, old secrets, friendship, and suspense. Perfect for readers who enjoy small-town mysteries, amateur sleuths, adventurous young heroes, and stories where every clue leads to another question.