
A Game of Shadows
Amelia Gardner Series
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Aubrey Elson
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Jessica King
About this listen
A dangerous killer is back to play a game decades after the last murder....
For many years, Amelia Gardner has struggled to come to terms with the disappearance of her mother, seemingly another unfortunate victim of the ruthless serial killer, The Shadow, who took pleasure in targeting the families of police officers.
Now in her 30s, Amelia is a crime junkie determined to uncover what happened to her mother. It has been years since Shadow went quiet, leaving the mystery behind her mother’s fate unsolved.
However, after Amelia’s sister suddenly goes missing, she is convinced that the disappearance is connected to the Shadow.
And when she begins receiving telltale threats like the ones the Shadow left his victims’ families, Amelia has to wonder: Is the original Shadow back? Or is this a copycat?
Either way, Amelia must beat a cunning killer at his own game and piece together the clues before he strikes again.
As their search leads them down a dark path, they quickly discover that there is more than just life and death at stake behind the Shadow’s deadly games....
Jessica King teams up with TJ Ryan to bring you a psychological thriller that will keep you listening until the very end (and then more!). Fans of Willow Rose and AJ Rivers will love this. Scroll back up and download your copy right now!
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- ables
- 02-27-21
story was good
narrator was not easy to listen to. if there is more books in this series, I won't listen unless it's a different narrator.
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- Ninja D
- 10-06-20
Couldn’t put it down.
Really well written. Can’t wait for the next book. The Amelia Gardner series holds promise.
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