Her Forgotten Shadow

<p><strong style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>A violent storm erupts over the small town of Kearny bringing a devastating mudslide. Amongst the debris the worn threads of a child's blanket her long dark hair matted with the fallen earth that killed her.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>When the rescue team find rope marks around the ankles of the teenage girl they call in</span><strong style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> Detective Delaney Pace</strong><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>. Fourteen-year-old </span><strong style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Marilyn Littlewolf</strong><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> went missing five years ago after moving to Kearny from a local reservation. Fearing she was dead nobody expected Marilyn to ever come home. So where has she been? And why is her body covered in bruises?</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Delaney thinks Marilyn was held captive in the mountains that tower above the town but with acres of remote wilderness to search the investigation seems impossible. Diving into Marilyn's case one name stands out that makes her blood turn cold as ice: her friend and longstanding babysitter to her two adopted daughters </span><strong style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Skeeter Rawlins</strong><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Racing to his home she finds it in disarray</span><s style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> </s><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>it's clear he left in a hurry. In disbelief Delaney takes in the empty whisky bottles and wonders if she was wrong to trust her reliable old friend with her darling girls?</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>As evidence piles up against Skeeter Delaney's heart shatters when another girl is reported missing. Tracing her to a remote cabin deep in the woods she fears she's about to finally uncover the truth about her once-trusted friend. But when she bursts into the disheveled shack nothing could have prepared her for what she finds. Was she wrong to suspect Skeeter as the twisted mind behind the missing girls? And is she already too late to save another innocent life?</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong>If you're a fan of Lisa Regan Rachel Caine Kendra Elliott and Melinda Leigh you will absolutely love this totally addictive crime thriller from <em>USA Today</em> bestselling crime author Pamela Fagan Hutchins.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>What readers are saying about Pamela Fagan Hutchins:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>An <strong>incredible thriller </strong>that <strong>will have you on the edge of your seat and chewing your fingernails down to the elbows with the excitement and tension</strong>. Goodreads reviewer 5 stars</p><p><br></p><p>An <strong>edge-of-your-seat nail-biter</strong> that will keep you swiping your Kindle. Goodreads reviewer 5 stars</p><p><br></p><p>Don't start reading this late in the evening. <strong>You will not be able to stop! OMG times 10</strong>! Goodreads reviewer 5 stars</p><p><br></p><p>Wow! <strong>I am blown away</strong>. Goodreads reviewer 5 stars</p><p><br></p><p>A <strong>fast-paced action-packed page-turner</strong> that will leave you reading at breakneck speed. Goodreads reviewer 5 stars</p>