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The Shadow Diamond - Every Light Casts a Shadow

By James, Sidney St.

The Shadow Diamond - Every Light Casts a Shadow

By James, Sidney St.

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In the sultry heat of Charleston, South Carolina, beneath its magnolia-scented charm and cobblestone grace, darkness waits with a glass of champagne in hand.When the city's elite gather for the unveiling of a priceless relic - the Shadow Diamond - the night ends not in applause, but in blood. By dawn, a beloved war hero and museum curator is found dead behind his locked office door. The diamond is gone. The alarms never sounded. The lies, however, scream loud.Detective Vincent Gideon, older now and tempered by time, lives quietly in Savannah with the one person who ever taught him peace - Isabelle Marchand, his partner in life and in investigation. But when Chief Eli Raines, an old friend, calls with a favor only Gideon can handle, their fragile peace shatters.Charleston's polite society hides its greed behind history and its sins behind charity. As Gideon and Isabelle step back into the storm, they uncover a chain of betrayal stretching from the city's gilded waterfront to a buried military past in Afghanistan. The missing diamond isn't just stolen treasure - it's evidence. And someone will kill again to keep it buried.From smoky jazz speakeasies to marble museums, from rain-slick docks to glittering galas, The Shadow Diamond pulses with southern atmosphere, rich dialogue, and smoldering tension. In every corner of Charleston, Gideon finds whispers of deception, guilt, and love twisted beyond repair.But this time, the truth is personal. And when Isabelle becomes entangled in the case - accused, hunted, and nearly broken - Gideon must decide whether justice is worth more than the woman who saved him from himself.Their chemistry burns beneath every exchange. Their partnership bleeds between every secret. Together they discover that some crimes can't be solved - only forgiven.As thunder rolls across the harbor and rain falls over the old wharf, the detective who's seen too much and the woman who loves him walk the fine line between vengeance and grace. What they find beneath the surface of the Shadow Diamond isn't just greed or power - it's the raw cost of truth itself."Some treasures aren't stolen-they're taken by the heart."Gritty, atmospheric, and deeply human, The Shadow Diamond is a modern noir thriller steeped in romance, suspense, and redemption. With razor-sharp dialogue, haunting southern imagery, and the heart of a love story, it marks the stunning final chapter of the Vincent Gideon Mysteries - a series where truth has a heartbeat, and even darkness must answer to love.If you crave the emotional punch of Harlan Coben, the atmosphere of Michael Connelly, and the intimacy of Nicholas Sparks tangled with danger - you'll devour this book in a single night.Because sometimes the greatest mystery isn't who pulled the trigger...It's who still dares to believe in love after the smoke clears.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
350
Release Date:
2025-10-08
Publication Date:
2025-10-08
Publisher:
BeeBop Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN13:
9798232457105
Weight:
508 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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