Shadow of Death: A Laura Nelson Thriller (1) (Laura Nelson series)

Pull a trigger and everything changes. Whatever is good and normal dissolves before your eyes. Medical student Laura Nelson had just finished examining her first patient bullet wound to the head. As she leaves the hospital, an angry voice erupts with obscenities. Shaken and confused, she quickly walks the deserted two blocks to her car, keeping an eye on the dark, riot-torn neighborhood around her eager to get home to her husband and young sons. Suddenly, a rough hand drags her into a violent double crime. A trigger is pulled, and Laura's world changes forever. Set amidst the upheaval and smoldering chaos of the Detroit riots of 1967, this story unfolds in a real place at a real time. These riots created a terrible fissure in the social fabric of that city engulfing ordinary people and spinning the normal patterns of life into a downward spiral. Shadow of Death is a story that could happen to any of us, especially those who believe their world and all they... New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Nominated Best First Novel, International Thriller Writers This is a world you would never want to enter... or forget Pull a trigger and everything changes. Medical student Laura Nelson had just finished examining her first patient when she is forced to make a split-second decision that will alter the course of her life—forever. One life will end, and one life will never be the same. But keeping her dreadful secret will be one of the toughest challenges Laura will ever face. With a persistent and perceptive detective hot on her trail and a host of eerie incidents suggesting that maybe her secret isn't really a secret, Laura is drawn into an unseemly web of peril, deceit, and treachery and is forced to risk both her freedom and her sanity. Will her deadly secret come to light, or must she live forever in the shadow of death? Set amidst the upheaval and smoldering chaos of the Detroit riots of 1967, Shadow of Death is a haunting tale of unrest, fear, and consequences. Hailed as a stunning debut novel, Shadow of Death provides a spine-chilling glimpse of what lurks in the shadows.Perfect for fans of Tess Gerritsen and Kathy Reichs While all of the novels in the Laura Nelson Series stand on their own and can be read in any order, the publication sequence is:Shadow of Death Twisted Justice Weapon of Choice After the Fall

shadow Of Death Is The Frightening Story Of Laura Nelson - Medical Student, Wife, Mother, Victim And Murderer. In The Heat Of The Detroit Riots Of 1967, Laura Shoots And Kills The Attacker Who Dragged Her Into A Deserted Lot Near The Medical School Where He Raped And Threatened To Kill Her. Her Cries For Help Went Unheeded. Laura Leaves The Scene - Assuming The Attack Was Unwitnessed - Keeping This Terrible Secret To Herself. But Was There A Witness? Will Her Husband Know? Will The Police Find Out? Will Her Life Collapse? Laura Carries These Fears As She Struggles Through Her Medical Training. Anonymous Threats, Vandalism And A Persistent Detective Haunt Her Every Moment. Pregnancy Seems To Be The Final Blow. Who Is The Father? Will She Be Able To Stay In School? Then The Unthinkable Happens, An Emergency Room Accident Threatens Her Life. Befriended By The Chief Of Surgery, Laura Recovers; But Ultimately, The Trauma That Struck So Early In Her Training Storms Back Into Her Life With Tragic Consequences.

Follows the plight of Laura Nelson--medical student, wife, mother, victim, and murderer--after she kills the man who dragged her into a deserted lot, raped, and then threatened to kill her during the Detroit riots of 1967 Emotionally drained, too numb for more tears, the young woman sagged in the battered lawn chair, the lone piece of furniture except for the crib positioned diagonally across the room.