by Rachel Howzell Hall

Along the ever changing border of gentrifying Los Angeles, seventeen year old Monique Darson is found dead at a condominium construction site, hanging in the closet of an unfinished unit. Homicide detective Elouise “Lou” Norton’s new partner, Colin Taggert, fresh from the comparatively bucolic Colorado Springs police department, assumes it’s a teenage suicide. Lou isn’t buying the easy explanation.

For one thing, the condo site is owned by Napoleon Crase, a self made millionaire. . .and the man who may have murdered Lou’s missing sister, Tori, thirty years ago. As Lou investigates the death of Monique Darson, she uncovers undeniable links between the two cases. But her department is skeptical. Lou is convinced that when she solves Monique’s case she will finally bring her lost sister home. But as she gets closer to the truth, she also gets closer to a violent killer. After all this time, can he be brought to justice. . .before Lou becomes his next victim?

“A fresh voice in crime fiction. Fast, funny, heartbreaking and wise…Elouise Norton is the best new character you’ll meet this year.”–Lee Child, New York Times bestselling author

“Spellbinding. Gritty. Original, complex, profound, and riveting. This is a voice you have never heard–and will be unable to forget. Prepare to be blown away.”–Hank Phillippi Ryan, Anthony, Agatha, and Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning author

“A hardhitting tale of a modern, complex Los Angeles. Well-written and deftly paced…a story that stays with you after the last page is read.”–Gary Phillips, author of Warlord of Willow Ridge

“Intense, gritty and absolutely riveting, Land of Shadows took my breath away. A phenomenal book I’m recommending far and wide.”–Hilary Davidson, Anthony Award-winning author of Blood Always Tells

Rachel Howzell Hall was born and raised in Los Angeles. An avid reader and lover of books, she received her B.A. in English and American Literature from University of California at Santa Cruz.

She is the author of Land of Shadows (Forge, 2014), A Quiet Storm, The View from Here and No One Knows You’re Here. She lives in Los Angeles.

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