Winter's Shadow
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**Winter's Shadow** is a chilling psychological thriller about Eileen Dunlop, a young woman stuck in a bleak, isolated life in 1960s New England. Her monotonous existence is upended when she becomes infatuated with Rebecca St. John, a mysterious new counselor at the juvenile detention center where she works. As their friendship deepens, Eileen is drawn into a dark and shocking crime that forces her to confront her deepest fears and desires, ultimately challenging her sense of identity and morality.
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