Silence in the Shadows (Evelyn Carter)

Detective Evelyn Carter thought she had put her darkest memories behind her. But when a string of brutal murders leads her back to the small town she tried to escape, the shadows of her past refuse to stay buried. As she and her partner, Ryan Patel, dig deeper into the case, they uncover a trail of lies, betrayal, and unspeakable secrets.

When a reoccurring chilling killer emerges, known only as The Phantom, Evelyn is forced to confront not only the darkness lurking in her city, but the painful truths she's been running from her whole life. As the bodies pile up and the line between friend and foe blurs, Evelyn must question who she can trust-and who she's truly been chasing.

A thrilling blend of mystery, psychological suspense, and dark secrets, Shadows of the Past will keep you turning pages until the last shocking revelation.

Who can you trust when the past has been waiting for you to return?

A R Hurst is a writer drawn to the eerie edges of storytelling-where horror breathes just beneath the surface and nothing is quite as it seems. Fascinated by the quiet dread that lingers in empty hallways and forgotten places, A R Hurst crafts stories where every creaking floorboard and flickering light builds toward something darkly inevitable.

With a passion for plot twists that leave readers breathless and characters who evolve as much through the landscapes they traverse as the choices they make, A R Hurst believes that setting is more than just backdrop-it's a living force. Whether it's a decaying mansion with secrets in the walls or a fog-choked town that seems to remember more than it should, their stories use location as a mirror, reflecting and distorting the minds of the people within.