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The Shadow: A Holly Jennings Novella
Her young daughter is ill, and the truth behind it is deadly.
Homicide detective Holly Jennings hunts killers for a living. But she’s never prepared for the threat growing inside her daughter, Chloe.
When Chloe’s pediatrician is found dead in his Ocean Beach bungalow and his death is quickly ruled a suicide, Holly and her partner, Chad Euwing, know it isn’t that simple. As questions multiply and answers disappear, they begin to realize whatever is happening didn’t start with Chloe, and it won’t stop with her.
With time running out and forces closing in from every direction, Holly is pushed into a dangerous moral gray zone. One that forces her to trust the last person she should and risk everything she’s built to protect the people she loves.
A taut, emotionally charged Holly Jennings novella about motherhood, loyalty, and how far a woman will go when the system meant to protect her child becomes the threat.
Homicide detective Holly Jennings hunts killers for a living. But she’s never prepared for the threat growing inside her daughter, Chloe.
When Chloe’s pediatrician is found dead in his Ocean Beach bungalow and his death is quickly ruled a suicide, Holly and her partner, Chad Euwing, know it isn’t that simple. As questions multiply and answers disappear, they begin to realize whatever is happening didn’t start with Chloe, and it won’t stop with her.
With time running out and forces closing in from every direction, Holly is pushed into a dangerous moral gray zone. One that forces her to trust the last person she should and risk everything she’s built to protect the people she loves.
A taut, emotionally charged Holly Jennings novella about motherhood, loyalty, and how far a woman will go when the system meant to protect her child becomes the threat.
132 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 20, 2026
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A.K. Alexander
31 books166 followersA.K. Alexander writes gritty thrillers that will keep you looking over your shoulder. She explores the darker side of storytelling with daring, frightening, and suspenseful novels. These books are written for those readers who like to be thrilled and kept in the dark up as the suspense mounts with each turn of the page. Mingling her love of horses with a world of deceit, violence and desire, A.K. brings to life engaging murder mysteries.
Her gripping books are impossible to put down, featuring strong characters with complicated lives. A.K.’s books have appeared on The Wall Street Journal’s and Amazon’s Kindle bestseller lists.
A.K. Alexander is a pen name for Michele Scott. Under her own name, Michele writes contemporary fiction and mystery romance. To learn more about the author, visit her website at www.michelescott.com
Her gripping books are impossible to put down, featuring strong characters with complicated lives. A.K.’s books have appeared on The Wall Street Journal’s and Amazon’s Kindle bestseller lists.
A.K. Alexander is a pen name for Michele Scott. Under her own name, Michele writes contemporary fiction and mystery romance. To learn more about the author, visit her website at www.michelescott.com
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