Something in the Shadows is a psychological thriller filled with gore. After ten years of peace, the past returns to haunt the rustic town of Wolfpine borrowing the identity of a dead serial killer known for his characteristic style of killing. While the rest of the town debates on a probable fulfillment of the last words of the killer, Detectives of the Homicide Bureau of Wolfpine, Solomon Grady and Brad Turner try to find answers to the identity of a web knitted together around a singular person from numerous directions - the singularity being depicted by the mysterious narrator, Alec Wolfe.
When Jane Madarang's neighbor Natalie kills herself and leaves behind cryptic instructions, it's up to Jane and her classmates to unearth deadly secrets.
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Natalie Driscoll is dead.
She threw herself out a window and left her neighbor Jane to unravel their town's darkest secrets. Following Natalie's instructions leads Jane to three other high school students who all have something to hide. The four of them must carry out Natalie's final errand while solving the mysteries written in her diary. But the secrets they unearth may be far more dangerous than what they ever imagined.
Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of suicide, violence and murder that may be triggering for some readers.
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