Death of a Shadow

By Sharon Rowse

A missing sister. A famous artist. A forgotten town.
And another impossible case...

Barbara O'Grady vows "no more impossible cases." Then Marie Deslauriers storms into Barbara's office and begs her to find her missing sister.

Against her better judgement, Barbara takes the case—Marie reminds Barbara of her own sister at her most needy. But Marie is convinced her sister was abducted by a man who doesn't seem to exist. And Barbara can't discount the serial killer who is targeting local women. Lives are at stake, and the answers Barbara desperately needs hide in the shadows of the past.

Frantically trying to find the kidnapped woman, Barbara must to untangle the lives of two sisters, digging deep into the history of a dying town—where two suspicious deaths have been ignored for years. Will she be in time to prevent a murder?

Death of a Shadow is the fourth book in the Barbara O’Grady series.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Three Cedars Press
• Release date: Dec 12, 2013
• ISBN: 9780987923639

Sharon Rowse

Sharon Rowse is a Vancouver–based writer who has always loved reading, in every genre and every format. In the absence of a good book (which doesn’t happen often now that we have e-books!) she’s been known to read the back of the cereal boxes. Fulfilling a lifelong dream, Sharon is now writing two mystery series. Her debut novel, THE SILK TRAIN MURDER is the first book in the “Klondike Era Mystery” series. The book received starred reviews in Booklist and Quill & Quire and was nominated for an Arthur Ellis award for Best First Novel. In this book, a down on his luck gentleman washes up in Vancouver, hungry and broke. Running from his past, afraid of his future. Until he his best friend’s arrest for murder. Granville’s desperate hunt to find the real killer before they hang his friend takes him to the seedy side of the city; to burlesque halls, gambling joints, brothels and opium dens. Along the way he finds companionship in odd places and an ally — and more — in Emily Turner, the emancipated daughter of a very Victorian father. DEATH OF A SECRET is the first book in the “Barbara O’Grady Series”. These are urban private eye novels, based in Vancouver and seen through the eyes of failed artist turned investigator Barbara O’Grady. In this book, long forgotten scandals and murders erupt with the murder of Senator Ed McMather. Barbara frantically searches for a serial killer in an investigation with roots deep in the past. Upper-crust Vancouver families reveal dark secrets and the body count rises as Barbara unravels lies within lies and finally reaches the truth. A twisting tale of old secrets, death and treachery. For more information about Sharon’s work, visit her website at www.sharonrowse.com