When Shadows Fall

When Shadows Fall
J.T. Ellison

“The best yet in the series… a standout in the romantic thriller subgenre." Publishers WeeklyDear Dr. Owens,If you are reading this letter, I am dead and I would be most grateful if you could solve my murder…Forensic pathologist Dr. Samantha Owens thought life was finally returning to normal after she suffered a terrible personal loss. Settling into her new job at Georgetown University, the illusion is shattered when she receives a disturbing letter from a dead man imploring her to solve his murder. There’s only one catch. Timothy Savage’s death was so obviously the suicide of a demented individual that the case has been closed.When Sam learns Savage left a will requesting she autopsy his body, she feels compelled to look into the case. Sam’s own postmortem discovers clear signs that Savage was indeed murdered. And she finds DNA from a kidnapped child whose remains were recovered years earlier.The investigation takes Sam into the shadows of a twenty-year-old mystery that must be solved to determine what really happened to Timothy Savage. Nothing about the case makes sense, but it is clear someone is unwilling to let anyone, especially Samantha Owens, discover the truth.“Ellison excels at imaginative and terrifying plots, and this thriller is a fine example that sucks readers in and spits them out at the end, emotionally drained.”RT Book Reviews

Dear Dr. Owens,

If you are reading this letter, I am dead and I would be most grateful if you could solve my murder…

Forensic pathologist Dr. Samantha Owens thought life was finally returning to normal after she suffered a terrible personal loss. Settling into her new job at Georgetown University, the illusion is shattered when she receives a disturbing letter from a dead man imploring her to solve his murder. There’s only one catch. Timothy Savage’s death was so obviously the suicide of a demented individual that the case has been closed.

When Sam learns Savage left a will requesting she autopsy his body, she feels compelled to look into the case. Sam’s own postmortem discovers clear signs that Savage was indeed murdered. And she finds DNA from a kidnapped child whose remains were recovered years earlier.

The investigation takes Sam into the shadows of a twenty-year-old mystery that must be solved to determine what really happened to Timothy Savage. Nothing about the case makes sense but it is clear someone is unwilling to let anyone, especially Samantha Owens, discover the truth.

Also by New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison

EDGE OF BLACK

A DEEPER DARKNESS

WHERE ALL THE DEAD LIE

SO CLOSE THE HAND OF DEATH

THE IMMORTALS

THE COLD ROOM

JUDAS KISS

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ALL THE PRETTY GIRLS

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When Shadows Fall

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For my mom, who asked every day if the words were any good.

And for my dad, who assured me they were.

And, as always, for Randy

Contents

Prologue (#u92623c99-6417-590b-9d86-f8d7c4f01346)

FRIDAY (#ua6b17b74-e1ff-5a8a-87cd-ef03f9c3e59a)

Chapter 1 (#u24648e1a-27e3-5d91-a93d-bf1c489cae70)

Chapter 2 (#uf1e02bdd-f924-582c-9ff7-7eb1aa8169c9)

Chapter 3 (#u6c78f653-2678-556b-bbb2-7a4d3a40c1c6)

Chapter 4 (#uadaa2831-4a03-52de-acd5-554e8b0f12a2)

Chapter 5 (#ue154198d-8fbb-5e75-904e-ccf35c6fa6f6)

Chapter 6 (#u019db481-cd7f-5ead-bc74-6eff959e870f)

Chapter 7 (#u50325df1-9168-5c53-9265-1815e9b2f424)

Chapter 8 (#u9f647a30-2920-5c82-b44e-70cdf97454c6)

SATURDAY (#u8ae6559a-919e-58dd-8f55-fd50ddcb51aa)

Chapter 9 (#ua4babfbc-23da-5301-879b-e31e325cae81)

Chapter 10 (#ubc588184-d9f1-55c4-ba1a-1274d1e28c51)

Chapter 11 (#u01787630-5ac1-55a8-a68c-f439ea193406)

Chapter 12 (#uf17d57c0-2f80-5e76-b643-a0d1cd87e760)

Chapter 13 (#u837d0f77-435d-5caf-b40c-0929473c07ea)

Chapter 14 (#u04a4b53e-3d8b-5bb6-ba3a-27441f63f87a)

Chapter 15 (#u6d7278ac-2c70-576a-a5dd-c88c2355d7bd)

Chapter 16 (#ud31e9a28-7db9-52cd-8548-bce618d1654c)

Chapter 17 (#u73df84f9-73b4-52cd-b0b4-6b04f43db9e4)

Chapter 18 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 19 (#litres_trial_promo)

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Chapter 21 (#litres_trial_promo)