{"product_id":"shadows-hostage-mary-stone-9781972290491","title":"Shadow's Hostage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen you're a hostage of your own nightmare...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the Shadow Island Historical Society prepares to raise funds to restore the island's beloved lighthouse, someone else has other lethal plans. Instead of the presentation the group hopes for, they attract the attention of a madman claiming the historic monument is his family legacy before firing several shots and barricading the doors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, one hostage is dying and the rest fear for their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterim Sheriff Rebecca West is no hostage negotiator, but she'll do whatever it takes to ensure the elderly captives are safely released. Especially when the perp turns out to be a local boy recently released from the mental hospital where he'd been committed since his mother abandoned him and his father. By all accounts, he's disturbed but harmless.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr is he?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe's making outlandish assertions about the disappearance of his mother that don't make sense. And identifying missing persons who disappeared miles away. Are these accusations merely the delusions of mentally unstable man? Or is something more nefarious going on?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom its shocking beginning to the jaw-dropping conclusion, Shadow's Hostage-the sixth book in the Shadow Island Series by Mary Stone and Lori Rhodes-will make you realize we all see what we want to see, even if it's not true.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Stone,Lori Rhodes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1972290495\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781972290491\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Stone Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Mary Stone","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997927289087,"sku":"9781972290491","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shadows-hostage-mary-stone-9781972290491","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}