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Death's Shadow

Part of the The Demonata series , book 7

Death's Shadow

by Shan, Darren

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Shadow of Death is a murder mystery involving estranged identical twins, Liz Crandall and Piper DeVries. Liz's murder brings Piper to Crandall, North Carolina, where she finds no shortage of people who wanted to harm her sister. A reclusive Nam sniper with PTSD, Benny Sauers, relates to Piper his unusual, platonic relationship with Liz. Piper learns she has misjudged her sister's actions over the years, and she wants the killer brought to justice. Piper lives in the cabin her twin rented from Jonathan Drake for two years before Liz married the town's most respected resident, Walker Crandall. Drake's a renowned writer of thrillers and a man of mystery. Although successful, Drake chooses to live in the past. To pay her rent, Piper transcribes Drake's newest novel, Shadow of Death, from longhand to manuscript format. As the mystery of Jonathan Drake's past unravels, he shares the top of Piper's growing list of suspects along with Liz's husband.

About the author

Shan, Darren

Shan, Darren

Darren O'Shaughnessy is an Irish writer and novelist. He is best known for his young adult fiction series The Saga of Darren Shan, The Demonata, and Zom-B, published under the pseudonym Darren Shan. The former was adapted into a manga series from 2006 to 2009 as well as a live-action film in 2009, with a prequel series, The Saga of Larten Crepsley, being released from 2010 to 2012. Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darren_O'Shaughnessy

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