by TF Noir
For years, Detective Samuel Reed has built his reputation as one of the city's best detectives. When a series of murders begins to connect to an old missing-person case, Samuel finds himself drawn into an investigation that reaches far deeper than he expected. As he searches for answers, the evidence leads him toward a mysterious criminal organization known only as the Black Scorpion. Meanwhile, Rebecca Stuart continues searching for her missing brother, unaware that the truth about his disappearance is connected to people much closer to her than she could ever imagine. As secrets begin to surface, friendships are tested, families are torn apart, and the line between hunter and hunted begins to disappear. Everyone has something to hide. And some shadows never truly disappear.
No streak history
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 3 Oct 2026, 15:18 UTC
Entry forecast updated 3 Oct 2026, 15:18 UTC
Ranking model: rs-public-oracle-state-v1
Forecast model: rs-model-entry-v1
Chart history contains only this ranking model's runs; legacy points are not spliced in.
Coupled 14-day outlook
rs-joint-entry-copula-v1
Any eligible RS entry
1%
Two or more lists
1%
Likely threshold order: Mystery → Drama → Main.
Leading bundle: Mystery + Drama (1%).
Estimated from one fitted shared story path; category probabilities are not multiplied as if lists were independent.
Separate entry forecast; this probability does not enter the ranking score.
Overall Rising Stars Shadow RS rank
#8836 of 12,343 · 8786 below RS #50
By genre
beats 18% of similar stories
not enough data yet
beats 50% of similar stories
Mid-pack, room on both levers
Traffic and conversion both sit mid-field for a story this size. Growth here compounds from consistency: steady cadence feeds traffic, and a sharper hook lifts what each view is worth.
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 20–49 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views over the recent window.
