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Shadowed by Death

Shadowed by Death

Mary Adler

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San Francisco, 1944. Sophia Nirenska, a resistance fighter from Poland, finds safety in California¿until a car narrowly fails to kill her. She insists political enemies want to silence her, but homicide detective Oliver Wright, on medical leave from the Marines, suspects the motive is more personal. When he tries to protect her, she stubbornly insists on doing things her way¿a deadly decision.When he uncovers the dark secret at the heart of the threat, Oliver is forced to choose between enforcing the law or accepting a different kind of justice.Shadowed by Death takes the reader on a page-turning journey through wartime northern California, from an Italian cafe in Point Richmond, to a chicken pharmacy in Petaluma. Its intriguing characters will resonate with the reader long after its deftly intertwined mysteries are solved.

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