Shadow of the Truth

Published
Mar 2006
Main Genre
Gothic Gothic

About This Book

COUNTRY COUSINS A FEAR APART

Orphaned cousins Rosanne and Alda Smith grow up together as sisters at Twin Mansions, an estate bequeathed to Alda on the death of her parents. Rosanne is a shrinking violet and her childhood is spent in vivacious Alda's shadow until, finally, Alda maries Michael Rowen and moves away.

Rosanne blossoms. Then tragedy strikes. Michael is dead in a freak car accident and Alda is back, encumbered with a bizarre entourage of hangers-on. Amongst them is Deacon, Michael's strange half-brother. Convinced that Alda is responsible for his brother's death, he embarks on a deadly course of revenge. Rosanne is frozen with fear. Her newfound independence slips away as she confronts the truth about her cousin. And then the terror begins...

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