{"product_id":"tutor-in-the-shadows-asher-w-lockwell-9781807000011","title":"Tutor In The Shadows: When Protection Becomes A Prison","description":"\u003cp\u003eHe came to save a life. He stayed to become the perfect victim.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen empathetic live-in tutor Cillian Rains accepts a high-paying position at the secluded Ashworth Estate, he believes he is rescuing Rhys, the Senator's fragile teenage son, from his cold, controlling mother, Anya.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe evidence is overwhelming: Cillian witnesses a physical mark, discovers Anya's chilling journal entries detailing \"containment\", and uncovers a plot to exile Rhys to an overseas facility. Blinded by his protective instinct, Cillian plots a desperate escape, convinced he is fighting a monster in a cream suit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the house is not what it seems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCillian's conviction only tightens the noose. Every stolen key, every desperate phone call, and every secret confession to Rhys is a calculated step in a frame being meticulously constructed by the very boy he sought to save. Cillian's frantic actions are documented in his own desperate words, painting him as an unstable, obsessive psychopath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe climax arrives when Cillian gives Rhys a single sedative to calm him before their escape. The next morning, the police arrive-not to arrest Anya, but to find both parents in critical condition from a massive overdose. The hero son, Rhys, is weeping, pointing the finger directly at Cillian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCillian thought his empathy was his strength. Rhys knew it was his weakness. The only remaining witness to the true killer is Anya, trapped in a permanent coma, while the perfect son inherits his kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Asher W. Lockwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 180700001X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781807000011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mk Storyworks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d","brand":"Asher W. Lockwell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874500292863,"sku":"9781807000011","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tutor-in-the-shadows-asher-w-lockwell-9781807000011","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}