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Island Shadows
A gripping Lake Erie thriller
Two burning yachts. One charred body. A deadly secret hiding on Kelleys Island.
A peaceful summer night in Put-in-Bay turns into a nightmare when two luxury yachts erupt into flames in the harbor. When firefighters finally control the blaze, they discover a charred body inside one of the smoldering wrecks.
The mysterious death draws investigative reporter Emerson Moore into a dangerous story that leads him to nearby Kelleys Island—a place famous for quiet beaches, friendly bars, and breathtaking Lake Erie sunsets.
But Moore quickly realizes something is wrong. The island’s easygoing charm hides a darker truth.
After nightfall, suspicious activity unfolds along the island’s remote northern shoreline. The clues lead Moore to a powerful and secretive foreign businessman living behind the gates of a heavily guarded waterfront compound.
As Moore digs deeper, he uncovers a ruthless criminal operation hiding in plain sight—one willing to kill to keep its secrets buried.
Time is running out during a dangerous escape aboard the Kelleys Island Ferry.
Two burning yachts. One charred body. A deadly secret hiding on Kelleys Island.
A peaceful summer night in Put-in-Bay turns into a nightmare when two luxury yachts erupt into flames in the harbor. When firefighters finally control the blaze, they discover a charred body inside one of the smoldering wrecks.
The mysterious death draws investigative reporter Emerson Moore into a dangerous story that leads him to nearby Kelleys Island—a place famous for quiet beaches, friendly bars, and breathtaking Lake Erie sunsets.
But Moore quickly realizes something is wrong. The island’s easygoing charm hides a darker truth.
After nightfall, suspicious activity unfolds along the island’s remote northern shoreline. The clues lead Moore to a powerful and secretive foreign businessman living behind the gates of a heavily guarded waterfront compound.
As Moore digs deeper, he uncovers a ruthless criminal operation hiding in plain sight—one willing to kill to keep its secrets buried.
Time is running out during a dangerous escape aboard the Kelleys Island Ferry.
208 pages, Paperback
Published April 26, 2026
About the author
Bob Adamov
39 books24 followersBob Adamov is an Ohio-based mystery adventure writer whose stories are based in the Lake Erie South Bass Island resort town of Put-in-Bay, the “Key West of the Midwest.” His novels follow the adventures of Washington Post investigative reporter, Emerson Moore, and are written in the style of Adamov’s favorite author, Clive Cussler.
Adamov was the featured author at the 2006 Ernest Hemingway Days’ Literary Festival in Key West and named 2010’s Writer of the Year by the University of Akron’s Wayne College.
His first novel, Rainbow’s End, was a finalist as the top fiction novel for the 2003 Great Lakes Book Award competition that was won by the Pulitzer Prize-winner, Middlesex.
All of his novels were rated “5 Stars” by the Midwest Book Review and named as top novels in northeast Ohio by the Akron Beacon Journal. His novels have won awards at the Hollywood Book Festival, London Book Festival, New York Book Festival, Florida Book Festival and the Indie Awards.
He was a guest author at the 2008, 2010, 2015 & 2017 Clive Cussler Collectors Society Convention where he met his hero, Clive Cussler, and toured his car collection. Mr. Cussler endorsed Adamov’s fifth book - “The Other Side of Hell is a great read!”
“Bob Adamov is a superb craftsman of hanging-on-the-edge-of-your-seat mystery adventures…” - Midwest Book Review
Adamov’s favorite authors include Brad Thor, Mark Twain, Ian Fleming, Jack Higgins, and Alistair MacLean. He strives to emulate his favorite author, Clive Cussler, and created a character similar to Cussler’s Dirk Pitt.
His latest novel, Golden Torpedo, was released in July 2017. It continues the popular Emerson Moore series and Adamov’s string of island best sellers which include Rainbow’s End, Pierce the Veil, When Rainbows Walk, Promised Land, The Other Side of Hell, Tan Lines, Sandustee, Zenobia and Missing.
A Kent State University graduate, Adamov resides in Wooster, Ohio. He often can be seen in Put-in-Bay, Key West and the Cayman Islands with his scuba diving, boating and treasure hunting friends. He had worked for an Arlington, Virginia-based defense contractor in the intelligence sector.
Adamov is drafting the next novel in the series – Chincoteague Calm involving mysterious NASA rocket explosions and covert Russian and Chinese saboteurs on Chincoteague Island in Virginia. He is also working on Flight, which deals with a mystery surrounding former Bellevue resident and railroad tycoon Henry Flager and a train to Key West.
Adamov was the featured author at the 2006 Ernest Hemingway Days’ Literary Festival in Key West and named 2010’s Writer of the Year by the University of Akron’s Wayne College.
His first novel, Rainbow’s End, was a finalist as the top fiction novel for the 2003 Great Lakes Book Award competition that was won by the Pulitzer Prize-winner, Middlesex.
All of his novels were rated “5 Stars” by the Midwest Book Review and named as top novels in northeast Ohio by the Akron Beacon Journal. His novels have won awards at the Hollywood Book Festival, London Book Festival, New York Book Festival, Florida Book Festival and the Indie Awards.
He was a guest author at the 2008, 2010, 2015 & 2017 Clive Cussler Collectors Society Convention where he met his hero, Clive Cussler, and toured his car collection. Mr. Cussler endorsed Adamov’s fifth book - “The Other Side of Hell is a great read!”
“Bob Adamov is a superb craftsman of hanging-on-the-edge-of-your-seat mystery adventures…” - Midwest Book Review
Adamov’s favorite authors include Brad Thor, Mark Twain, Ian Fleming, Jack Higgins, and Alistair MacLean. He strives to emulate his favorite author, Clive Cussler, and created a character similar to Cussler’s Dirk Pitt.
His latest novel, Golden Torpedo, was released in July 2017. It continues the popular Emerson Moore series and Adamov’s string of island best sellers which include Rainbow’s End, Pierce the Veil, When Rainbows Walk, Promised Land, The Other Side of Hell, Tan Lines, Sandustee, Zenobia and Missing.
A Kent State University graduate, Adamov resides in Wooster, Ohio. He often can be seen in Put-in-Bay, Key West and the Cayman Islands with his scuba diving, boating and treasure hunting friends. He had worked for an Arlington, Virginia-based defense contractor in the intelligence sector.
Adamov is drafting the next novel in the series – Chincoteague Calm involving mysterious NASA rocket explosions and covert Russian and Chinese saboteurs on Chincoteague Island in Virginia. He is also working on Flight, which deals with a mystery surrounding former Bellevue resident and railroad tycoon Henry Flager and a train to Key West.
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