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The Erkeley Shadows

Name: The Erkeley Shadows
Rating: 4.3 (8076 reviews)
Author: Michael Wyndham Thomas

Michael Wyndham Thomas November 17, 2023

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1967. The Summer of Love. Not for Jonathan Parry, perhaps, but certainly a time of big he and his family are emigrating to Canada. But he carries with him a terrible secret–one that finds its way, via a bulky notebook, to Will Apland of the Saskatoon Police Force. Initially, Will treats Jonathan’s story as a diversion, something to while away a Hallowe’en weekend alone. As he reads it, however, Will undergoes a one man’s history infects another’s. By the time he reaches the final page, Will is possessed by thoughts of hatred, vengeance–and worse.

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