A storm-struck island, a blood-soaked bed, and a missing man lead Senior Investigator Shana Merchant to suspect a killer is among them—murder may be a family affair. Thirteen months after surviving an abduction by a serial killer, Shana seeks a fresh start in her fiancé's quiet hometown in Upstate New York. However, as a nor'easter approaches, she and fellow investigator Tim Wellington are called to a private island owned by the wealthy Sinclair family to investigate a missing person. Upon arrival, they find blood at the scene and a tense atmosphere among the Sinclair family and their guests. While Tim believes it may be a runaway case, Shana is convinced they are dealing with murder. As the storm rages outside, she conducts interviews and uncovers dark secrets among the Sinclairs and their visitors. Trapped on the island with unreliable allies, restless suspects, and her own traumatic memories, Shana must learn to trust herself again. With time running out, she realizes that if her instincts are correct, a killer is close by, and the risk of another strike increases as pressure mounts.
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Tato série se ponoří do temných tajemství a napínavých záhad, kde se hlavní hrdinka, zkušená vyšetřovatelka, ocitá uprostřed bouřlivých událostí. Po osobní tragédii se snaží najít klid v novém prostředí, ale minulost ji neustále dohání. Každý případ ji zavádí hlouběji do spletitých vztahů a skrytých motivů, kde musí čelit nejen vrahům, ale i svým vlastním démonům. Napětí a psychologický rozbor postav jsou klíčovými prvky, které drží čtenáře v napětí až do poslední stránky.


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The Dead Season
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Senior Investigator Shana Merchant has spent years running from her past. But she never imagined a murder case would drive her to the most dangerous place of all—home. After leaving the NYPD following her abduction by serial killer Blake Bram, Shana Merchant hoped for a fresh start in the Thousand Islands of Upstate New York. Her former tormentor has other plans. Shana and Bram share more than just a hometown, and he won’t let her forget it. When the decades-old skeleton of Shana's estranged uncle is uncovered, Bram issues a challenge: Return home to Vermont and solve the cold case, or the blood he spills next will be on her hands. As Shana interviews members of her family and the community, mining for secrets that could help her solve her uncle's murder, she begins to realize how little she remembers of her childhood. And when Bram grows impatient and kidnaps again, leaving a trail of clues Shana alone can understand, she knows his new victim will only survive if she wins the psychopath’s twisted game. In order to solve one mystery, Shana must wade into her murky past to unravel another.