Eastern Shadows

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A gripping atmospheric mystery that plunges readers deep into Thailand's underworld. - NewInBooks.com</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A young woman vanishes while exploring her roots in Thailand.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>She left on her own. She posts on social media. I'm safe she claims.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But her mother doesn't buy it. Neither do her friends.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>What really happened to her? And where is she now?</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Enter Shane Morris a struggling journalist who once called Thailand home. He speaks the language. He knows the culture. But he's still just an outsider sent to unravel an intricate web of rumors and lies.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Navigating a land of corrupt officials seedy motels and ancient temples Shane is pulled into the heart of Thailand's shadowy underbelly. With each step toward the truth he draws the attention of Kittisak Wanchai a real-estate tycoon with criminal ties and a secret: he's the missing woman's father.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>From the neon-soaked streets of Bangkok to the sacred shrines of the north Shane is forced to confront the darkest parts of himself and his past to put the pieces together.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Surrounded on all sides by corruption and deceit Shane's world will be stripped bare and he'll be left with a devastating choice: loyalty to the living or devotion to the dead.</span></p><p></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>★★★★★ Readers who appreciate morally complex mysteries with an international backdrop will find Eastern Shadows irresistible. - Los Angeles Book Review</em></p><p></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>★★★★★ Explores complex themes... a profound exploration of human resilience and identity. - Yarde Book Reviews</em></p><p></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>★★★★★ A roller coaster of corruption loyalty betrayal and the struggle to survive. - Readers' Favorite</em></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Eastern Shadows is a gritty haunting reflection on the duality of human nature and the lengths one is willing to go to hide their darkest secrets all while peeling back the layers lurking beneath the Land of Smiles.</span></p>