Shadows

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The wide front door hung open, inviting exploration of a dark interior veiled in dust motes and a spectral glow. The Shadows, a historic 1920s house, embodies the dreams of preservationists and the schemes of developers. Built during Prohibition by a notorious rumrunner who vanished at sea, it was inherited by his son, a local athlete and war hero who overcame his father's wild reputation. After serving as Miami's mayor and raising four children there, his life ended in a shotgun ambush on a hot summer night, a murder that remains unsolved. Since then, only secrets have lingered within its walls. A determined young preservationist seeks the help of the Miami Police Department's Cold Case Squad to prevent a developer from demolishing the Shadows for high-rise towers. The detectives explore the abandoned house, now ensconced in a wild subtropical forest, uncovering the rumrunner's secret limestone cellar, a tunnel to Biscayne Bay, and seven new mysteries tied to a lost generation. Lt. K. C. Riley and her team interview the murdered man's widow and children, who are evasive and haunted by their pasts. As they delve deeper, they discover the killer is still at large, and the cold case is more urgent than ever. In a gripping narrative, Detective Sam Stone uncovers a violent connection between his parents' murders and their past as civil rights workers, revealing that for those living among shadows, the truth is never simple.