Of Lights and Shadows (Book 4)
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Dastardious Hollow is a drug addicted, ex-detective with a reputation for killing anyone who gets in his way. He is also New York's only hope of finding the Shadow, a serial killer with a penchant for killing young children in exotic ways. Released from Riker's Island where he was being held for murder, Dastardious is given free rein of the city to do what he feels he has to do in order to bring the killer to justice. However, finding the Shadow is not his sole objective, he has a score to settle with the man who put him away.
Book 4 in the Dastardious Hollow Series
Chronological Order:
The Cold Road - 2015
Don't Cage the Birdie -2020
The Story of Silence -2012
Of Lights and Shadows - 2013
The Night Works - 2018
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The mention of his name is enough to bring all who know him to their death bed. He is the Don of the Italian Mafia, one man feared by many. He has led with an iron first fist, but what will happen when he meets the one woman who will bring out a side of him he never knew existed? What will he do when his own mother has sworn to rather be dead than have him be with a woman below her standards? She is innocent, lovely and a friend to all. She lives in her own little fairytale world where everyone is nice and good. What will happen when she falls in love with the Don of the Italian mafia? How will she survive in their world where everyone has a hidden agenda and do not all mean well? Will she learn to survive in his world and lead with him, or will she choose her life and safety "If looks could kill, I am sure Marco would be dead by now. Relax Andro, she is not yours" "You are wrong Matteo, she became his the moment he set eyes on her" ππππ«ππ π¦ππ«π«π’ππ π ππ¨π¦ππ§ππ ππππ’π Β©All Rights Reserved
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