Chasing Shadows: Tales of East River

by Rachel Conlin-McLeod

East River, Connecticut seems like an isolated, rural paradise in the wooded hills of Litchfield County, but underneath its many facades and surfaces, something dark and evil lurks among the shadows. This unknown threat gradually creeps and inserts itself into the peaceful like a parasite. What are its motives? It seems to feed on the weak and grow strong on the hidden evils in human nature. Something seems to be drawing out the sadistic, diabolical, and violent in some of the town's residents and it is up to some unlikely heroes from among East River's kids, to bring some light to these lethal shadows of evil.

East River is a town of many stories and unique characters, some of them come from dark places and others are chasing the shadows to bring some light and hope.

643 pages, Paperback

Published May 23, 2003

About the author

Rachel is a transgender author, born in Hartford, Connecticut on August 17th, 1975. She is also published under the name David Conlin McLeod. Her first published novel was "Dancing with the Moon", published in 2002. Since 2002, she has published fourteen more works of horror, historical fiction, and fantasy. Her latest works are "Frostbite", her first fantasy novel, her memoir, "Pas De Deux: A Transgender Memoir", and "Lost and Found", and "Heart of a Dragon" all published in 2023.

Rachel Conlin-McLeod is a graduate of Eastern Connecticut State University with degrees in history and social sciences and sociology. She lives in North Windham, Connecticut with her wife Tammy and their two cats.