The best way to describe The Shadows is deliciously malevolent.
The Shadows refers to a stand of woods behind a set of homes that was both the play spot for countless boys but was also the site of a gruesome murder of a local teen. Paul Adams was one of those boys that played and hung out in the woods with friends. And, it was a friend of his that was murdered so many years ago. Paul hoped never to return to his childhood home but is drawn back when his mother lies on her deathbed.
Then a copy-cat murder occurs bringing back all the unwanted memories to Paul. Lucid dreams, missing victims/perpetrators, sounds in the house, dark woods, unsolved crimes all work together to form a creepy chain of clues both reliable and not. The audio version does a great job of keeping the suspense climbing in its pacing. This is one to listen to with the lights.
Thank you to Netgalley for an early listen in exchange for an honest review
The Shadows refers to a stand of woods behind a set of homes that was both the play spot for countless boys but was also the site of a gruesome murder of a local teen. Paul Adams was one of those boys that played and hung out in the woods with friends. And, it was a friend of his that was murdered so many years ago. Paul hoped never to return to his childhood home but is drawn back when his mother lies on her deathbed.
Then a copy-cat murder occurs bringing back all the unwanted memories to Paul. Lucid dreams, missing victims/perpetrators, sounds in the house, dark woods, unsolved crimes all work together to form a creepy chain of clues both reliable and not. The audio version does a great job of keeping the suspense climbing in its pacing. This is one to listen to with the lights.
Thank you to Netgalley for an early listen in exchange for an honest review