{"product_id":"shadows-at-midday-fiona-mapleton-9798233618437","title":"Shadows at Midday","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA blind investigator. A 170-year-old murder. A ghost desperate for redemption.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMara Westfield has solved three impossible cases, but nothing could prepare her for what waits in Thornfield Hollow's forgotten archives.\u003cbr\u003eWhen brilliant archivist Dr. Sarah Okonkwo vanishes hours after discovering evidence of systematic land fraud from the 1850s, Mara knows this is no ordinary disappearance. The documents Sarah found prove that Thornfield Hollow's most powerful families-including billionaire developer Victoria Hartwell-built their fortunes on stolen land and erased histories.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBut the dead remember what the living tried to forget.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaunting the Historical Society archives is the guilt-ridden spirit of Josiah Fletcher, the county clerk who forged the deeds that displaced seven families 170 years ago. For nearly two centuries, he's waited for someone who could hear his confession. Someone who could expose the truth he helped bury.\u003cbr\u003eMara can see what others cannot-even without sight.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlind from retinitis pigmentosa, Mara perceives the world through enhanced senses and supernatural awareness. She communicates with ghosts, reads emotional echoes from objects, and uncovers truth hidden beneath layers of deception. Her methods are unconventional. Her results are undeniable.\u003cbr\u003ePartnering with Nate Thorne-a photographer's ghost from 1952 who serves as her eyes-Mara races against time to find Sarah before it's too late. But Victoria Hartwell will do anything to protect her family's secrets, including silencing anyone who threatens to expose the truth.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs Mara digs deeper, she uncovers: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForged property deeds that stole fifty acres from the Morrison family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePayment ledgers proving criminal conspiracy among founding families\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pattern of violence and intimidation spanning generations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeath threats against witnesses willing to speak the truth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA kidnapping plot designed to suppress historical evidence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis time, the truth will be heard-even if it costs everything.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fiona Mapleton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798233618437\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rosewood Lantern Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37d","brand":"Fiona Mapleton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48454405554431,"sku":"9798233618437","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3988b7f4-1e85-47b3-a0df-5a3adc631c4f.jpg?v=1777306031","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shadows-at-midday-fiona-mapleton-9798233618437","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}