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Eastern Shadows
Eastern Shadows
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A young woman vanishes while exploring her roots in Thailand.

She left on her own. She posts on social media. “I’m safe,” she claims.

But her mother doesn't buy it. Neither do her friends.

What really happened to her? And where is she now?

Enter Shane Morris, a struggling journalist who once called Thailand home. He speaks the language. He knows the culture. But he’s still just an outsider, sent to unravel an intricate web of rumors and lies.

Navigating a land of corrupt officials, seedy motels, and ancient temples, Shane is pulled into the heart of Thailand’s shadowy underbelly. With each step toward the truth, he draws the attention of Kittisak Wanchai, a real-estate tycoon with criminal ties and a secret: he’s the missing woman’s father.

From the neon-soaked streets of Bangkok to the sacred shrines of the north, Shane is forced to confront the darkest parts of himself, and his past, to put the pieces together.

Surrounded on all sides by corruption and deceit, Shane’s world will be stripped bare and he’ll be left with a devastating choice: loyalty to the living, or devotion to the dead.

Eastern Shadows is a gritty, haunting reflection on the duality of human nature, and the lengths one is willing to go to hide their darkest secrets, all while peeling back the layers lurking beneath the Land of Smiles.

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Book Details

Genre: 

  • Mystery

Age Level: 

  • Adult
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In Eastern Shadows, we follow an unemployed journalist named Shane as he travels to Thailand in search of a missing girl. He is looking for Ploy Soikham, whose mother turns to him for help because of his personal connection to the country. Shane once lived in Thailand, speaks the language, and is somewhat familiar with the culture. As the investigation unfolds, it becomes a tangled web of deceit and corruption. There is far more to Ploy’s disappearance than meets the eye. Will Shane be able to find her before it’s too late?

 
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Eastern Shadows is a thrilling debut novel infused with atmospheric mysteries and thrillers. It is a book by Peter Nordgren that was set in the humid and crowded streets of Thailand. The plot started off with a young lady who mysteriously vanished while reconnecting with her heritage and past roots. Soon, she began to post on her social media, assuring all with the caption that she was safe. However, her close relations detected something unusual. That was when Shane, a journalist, entered the picture.

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