Jake Crowley is a detective in Houston. Far enough away from Maine to ignore his past, but not to forget it. Never to forget it, or the family curse he left behind. Then his uncle is beaten to death and the curse seems to have found him again. He can't run anymore, so the only thing left to do is go home. He has to face the girl he ran out on, the family he left behind and the family curse -- an ancient evil he must find a way to stop before it stops him and everyone else in its path.
IN SHADOWS is my first book by McGrew, and I look forward to many more. A longtime fan of Dean Koontz and Robert R. McCammon, I enjoyed this story thoroughly and was sorry it had to end. Jake's partner and the partner's grandmother are lively additions to the cast, and the pivotal character of a young boy named Pierce will tug on your heartstrings from page one. A great read.
In a small Maine valley, thirteen-year-old Pierce Morin,
born blind and deaf, possesses a terrifying gift: he can
hear evil whisperingβand knows an elusive, deadly force is
stalking the people he loves....
Detective Jake Crowley has run far away from his Maine
hometown. But a bizarre shootout in Galveston, Texas,
finally draws him home: to a woman he can barely face, to
the unsolved mystery of his motherβs murder, to a family
curse and a valley thatβs fallen under the spell of a
serial killer.β¦
For Jake, redemption lies in unlocking Pierceβs gifts and
hoping the boy can show him the way to stop the terrors
that plague him. But while young Pierce can begin the
search, only Jake can finish itβby looking evil in the eye
and claiming both their birthrights...
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