Synopses & Reviews
Gwen "GiGi" Gelman, a ten year veteran of the Providence, Rhode Island vice squad, finds herself unemployed after being blamed for a routine bust that turned into a bloodbath. GiGi is used to being on her own, though, and with the help of a DA who owes her, she's scraped together enough capital to start her own PI business, specializing in"family problems"-in particular runaways who have disappeared into Providence's seamy underside.
With a few custodian kidnapping cases under her belt, as well as a case against a Catholic school teacher/molester, GiGi is doing well for herself --until she takes on the case of a fourteen year old runaway who may or may not have been kidnapped.
As GiGi investigates, she accidentally opens the door to her own mystical past. Now long-hidden family ties threaten her, and the secret of her identity unlocks a conspiracy that reveals the forces of darkness that play in the shadows...
Forces that intend to be the masters of all mortal life.
Review
"A fun mystery, an intriguing introduction to a new tough-girl supernatural detective." Locus
Review
"A fun mystery, an intriguing introduction to a new tough-girl supernatural detective."--
Locus on
Shadows in the Darkness
"With the sleekness of a supernatural Alias, Cunningham's novel is a fast, fun read with a likeable, hip heroine."--Booklist on Shadows in the Darkness
"Gwen is a feisty and interesting character, and the plot moves along briskly."--VOYA on Shadows in the Darkness
"This is an auspicious debut for a cool crime-solver who could teach Anita [Blake] a thing or two."--Publishers Weekly on Shadows in the Darkness
Review
"With the sleekness of a supernatural Alias, Cunningham's novel is a fast, fun read with a likeable, hip heroine."
Booklist
Review
"Gwen is a feisty and interesting character, and the plot moves along briskly." VOYA
Review
"This is an auspicious debut for a cool crime-solver who could teach Anita [Blake] a thing or two." Publishers Weekly
About the Author
A former music and history teacher,
Elaine Cunningham has authored numerous books for TSR/WOTC including her bestselling Lirial series. She lives with her family in a coastal New England town.