Shadow's Conspiracy (Shadow Island)

Not every conspiracy is a theory.

When a man washes up onto Shadow Island, Sheriff Rebecca West has a moment of déjà vu. This isn't the first body the ocean spat out on one of her beaches, but it's the first one she's found alive.

Barely.

The brutal gunshot wounds to the victim's hand and the lower part of his face indicate he was shot offshore and dumped overboard, but there's no boat or perpetrator. Just a few cryptic clues before the victim becomes unresponsive.

At first glance, the investigation points to pirates or a drug deal gone bad. But as Rebecca delves deeper, she realizes that this is far more than an attempt on a low-level criminal's life. The case stretches out its tendrils, entangling the esteemed members of Shadow Island's Select Board, the sinister Yacht Club, and even her own sheriff's department.

And it could jeopardize everything.

Blackmail, power, and corruption collide as Rebecca resolves to clean the island up once and for all. Unless she dies trying.

From its puzzling beginning to the devastating conclusion, Shadow's Conspiracy-the eighth book in the Shadow Island Series by Mary Stone and Lori Rhodes-will make you realize that whatever you sweep under the rug always comes back to haunt you.