Psychology professor and criminal profiler Taylor Martin prides herself on being able to solve any crime, except the one she wants most desperately to solve — the disappearance of her father twenty years ago. When she finally has a lead on his whereabouts, Taylor returns home to Logan Point, Mississippi, to investigate. But as she is stalking the truth about the past, someone is stalking her.
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Sexual Content - 1/5
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Violence - 2/5
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Language - 4/5
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Drugs and Alcohol - 1/5
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Summary
A gripping investigative story filled with more questions that answers until the very last chapter; exactly what a good suspense novel should be like. It is nearly impossible to put all the pieces of the puzzle together as this novel unwraps, since \"Shadows of the Past\" has layers of complicated relationships, even amongst criminals. Psychology professor and criminal profiler Taylor Martin is in high demand on a national level for her intuitive ability to track and profile serial killers by finding common threads in the victim's past history. So when Taylor finds herself being stalked and receives anonymous letters, notes and gifts; her own life becomes a case that she desperately wants to solve. A former student is the most likely suspect, but when she meets his brother, a nationally recognized figure in his own right, Taylor begins to doubt that a highly troubled teen is the perpetrator. Perhaps he is being framed? And why have all these strange circumstances started about the time Taylor decided to investigate a 20 year old mystery the disappearance of her father, without a trace. Nick Sinclair writes best¬selling mystery novels, but the real¬life mystery that lands at his feet is beyond fiction. Scott Sinclair, Nick's younger half¬brother has battled alcohol and drug use for years; but a murder? . . . . Nick cannot believe his brother capable. But who would frame him and why? And why does the beautiful psychology professor stay lodged in his mind; Nick is still grieving over his wife's tragic death. Nick and Taylor eventually join forces in this fast¬paced, riddledriven case which tests their determination and sparks a mutual attraction that can either drive them closer or painfully tear them apart. It's a really good book!
Violence: There are multiple crimes described on a surface level.
Drug & Alcohol: One of the major characters does have a drug and alcohol abuse problem.