From the Shadows, Neil White
From the Shadows, Neil White
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From the Shadows

Author: Neil White

Narrator: Johnny Heller

Unabridged: 10 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/14/2019

Categories: Fiction, Absurdist


Synopsis

Twenty-four-year-old Mary Kendricks is a vivacious young teacher living in the quiet Northern town of Highford, her beauty turning heads wherever she goes. But when she catches the eye of Robert Carter, initial flattery quickly turns dangerous. Wherever she goes, Carter is not far behind and Mary soon becomes stifled by his attention, telling friends of her fears that hes getting too close. And then Marys body is discovered, stabbed to death in her own bedroom. The case quickly garners the attention of the press, all baying for Carters blood. Its the case no lawyer wants to touchuntil criminal defense lawyer Dan Grant, aided by investigator Jayne Brett, agrees to represent Carter. While Robert Carter admits to being at her house when it happenedthe bloody fingerprint on her wall placing him at the scenehe insists he is innocent of her death. The police believe theyve got their man, but as they delve further into the investigation, Grant and Brett think the detectives might be looking in the wrong placeleaving the real murderer to walk free. In order to catch a killer before another victim is discovered, Brett and Grant need to risk everything. Including their own lives...

About Neil White

Neil White is the former publisher of New Orleans Magazine, Coast magazine, and Coast Business Journal. He lives in Oxford, Mississippi, where he owns a small publishing company. This is his first book.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Gary

This is the first book in the Dan Grant series by author Neil White and promises to be as entertaining as his Joe and Sam Parker books which I have enjoyed previously. Defense attorney Dan Grant is handed a trial case two weeks before it goes to court. It is the trial of Robert Carter accused of murd......more

Goodreads review by Liz

Well it feels like its been a long time coming, a new Neil White book, which makes me grumpy but you know, you can’t have everything, like a book a week from the authors you love reading, From the Shadows was worth hanging around for because it is, as usual, damn good crime fiction. The start of a ne......more

Goodreads review by Linda

He follows them. Sneaks into their homes when they are out. Hides under their beds at night. Watches them sleep. He loves them. Mary Kendricks, a young teacher, has been murdered. Dan Grant, defense attorney, gets Robert Carter's case just a couple of weeks before his trial begins. Everyone 'knows' t......more

I have always enjoyed previous Neil White books and it's always exciting to see a new series so I was looking forward to this latest release. However, if you would have asked me when I was at the 25% mark what I thought I would have given it a 3/5 at a push. Thankfully the book picked up pace and by......more