In the Shadows
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Listen carefully to our words and tremble in fear:
We are always lurking in the dark, dangerous and deadly being the synonyms of our names.
If you were to be our next target it is most certain that you won't live to tell.
There is no way of escaping us.
- The Shadow Men.
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Shadow Port seemed like the perfect safe haven for Annie Foster when, struck by grief due to her father's sudden death, she escapes from her mother's iron grip and controlling tendencies. But when trouble finds her once again, will Shadow Port provide the safety she needs?
Detective Elliott Lessin's career is going far better than he ever expected; so when an old case is about to be reopened and he's given the opportunity of a lifetime, he feels like he has nothing to lose. But what Elliott still needs to learn is that there's always more than it meets the eye and that danger can be disguised as beautiful things.
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