In Shadows

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Bantam Dell, 2005 - Fiction - 399 pages
In a small Maine valley, thirteen-year-old Pierce Morin, born blind and deaf, possesses a terrifying gift: he can hear evil whispering–and 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 mother's murder, to a family curse and a valley that's fallen under the spell of a serial killer.…

For Jake, redemption lies in unlocking Pierce's 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 it–by looking evil in the eye and claiming both their birthrights.…

About the author (2005)

Chandler McGrew lives in Bethel, Maine, and has four women in his life--Rene, Keni, Mandi, and Charli--all of whom wish it to be known that he is either their husband or their father. Chandler is proud to hold the rank of Shodan in Kyokushin Karate, and is now studying Aikido. He is also the author of Cold Heart and Night Terror, and is currently at work on his fourth book for Bantam Dell. Chandler can be reached at his author website, www.chandlermcgrew.com.

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