Under the Shadows (The Lola Wicks Mysteries)

Synopsis

A &“flawed, complex, compelling heroine faces challenges that are both gut-wrenchingly difficult and all too common today . . . Far above the crowd.&” —Kirkus Reviews Ravaged by loss and suffering under the weight of addiction, journalist Lola Wicks&’s life takes a bad turn after a family tragedy. The only reason she agrees to travel to Salt Lake City to write a human interest story on overseas adoptions is to prove that she is still managing her life—and show the authorities she&’s still a fit mother. But the assignment is immediately complicated when her subject, a Vietnamese teen adopted by a white family, is accused of murder. Determined to prove his innocence, Lola investigation takes her to the edges of the darkness pervading her own life—making her wonder if she&’ll ever find her way back again. &“Engrossing . . . Few will be able to resist this moving tale of redemption.&” —Publishers Weekly Praise for the Lola Wicks mysteries &“A gutsy series.&” —The New York Times &“Gwen Florio weaves a compelling tapestry that combines family saga, social consciousness and human frailty.&” —Craig Johnson, New York Times–bestselling author on Disgraced &“The writing is top-notch, and the action builds at just the right pace . . . [Amateur sleuth] Lola Wicks is going to be around for a long, long time.&” —Kirkus Reviews on Dakota &“Compelling, realistically flawed characters and a timely story line . . . make this one of Florio&’s hardest-hitting mysteries yet.&” —Library Journal, starred review on Reservations

Copyright:

2018

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

360 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781504084826

Publisher:

Open Road Media

Date of Addition:

07/15/23

Copyrighted By:

Gwen Florio

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Westerns, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.