Praise Shadow Of the Gypsy by Shelly Frome
Sharp writing, and a keen pace keep this story rolling.”– Lee A. Jacobus, author of Crown Island and Hawaiian Tales
“Shadow of the Gypsy is intriguing, complicated, and mysterious. . . ”– Tina M. Zion, award winning author and international teach of intuition
“By turns charming and chilling, Shadow of the Gypsy is that rarest of gems, a crime novel that curdles the blood, even as it tugs on the heartstrings. . . “– Jaden Terrell, author of A Taste of Blood and Ashes, River of Glass, A Cup Full of Midnight, and Racing the Devil
“Once you start, you won’t want to stop reading . ..”– Jana Zinser, author of The Children’s Train: Escape on the Kindertransport and Fly Like a Bird
Winner of Readers Favorite 2021 for Miranda and the D-Day Caper: Mystery
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Category: Amateur Sleuths, Crime Thriller, Love Story
ISBN: 978-1952782572
Available in Print and ebook, 330 pages
A nemesis out of the past suddenly returns, forcing Josh Bartlett to come to terms with his true identity.
Josh Bartlett had figured all the angles, changed his name, holed up as a small-town features writer in the seclusion of the Blue Ridge. Only a few weeks more and he’d begin anew, return to the Litchfield Hills of Connecticut and Molly (if she’d have him) and, at long last, live a normal life. After all, it was a matter of record that Zharko had been deported well over a year ago.
The shadowy form Josh had glimpsed yesterday at the lake was only that—a hazy shadow under the eaves of the activities building. It stood to reason his old nemesis was still ensconced overseas in Bucharest or thereabouts well out of the way. And no matter where he was, he wouldn’t travel thousands of miles to track Josh down. Surely that couldn’t be, not now, not after all this.
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With
his mind revving like crazy, he reminded himself that his old nemesis had been
booted out of the country. Josh had, in fact, recently flown back to New
England once or twice to make sure, to touch base with his estranged mother
and, most of all, to see Molly, his erstwhile childhood sweetheart. He’d been
harboring thoughts of dropping his cover, starting over and living a normal
life. That is, if he still had a chance
with her and their relationship wasn’t a lingering fantasy. If he could hold
out a bit longer to make sure.
Yet,
as the figure pivoted and headed back in Josh’s direction, it was no use. He
noted the black denim, shiny cowboy
boots, and red blouse protruding from an open Levi jacket. If nothing else, the
twisted, sparkling earring gave him away. That and the furtive way he scurried
around, trying to get a bead on the whereabouts of his quarry. His thin,
chiseled face and high cheekbones were also a dead giveaway, though it had been
a few years since Josh had actually laid eyes on him.
As
a youngster, gazing out the window of his mother’s cabin in the woods, he’d
frequently caught sight of the gypsy van and that thickset, baldheaded
companion called Vlad. And once, surreptitiously catching snatches of dialogue
as he berated his mother in that awkward speech pattern of his: “Your boy still
tractable for sure, tell me true? He is like well-behaved dog? . . . Day is
coming when he will be useful. Not now but maybe soon because feds hounding me worse than ever ”
But
Josh had it on the highest authority that Zharko had been deported. Threats of
Zharko finding him useful had abated over the years, except in nightmares now
and then, and hopes and daydreams of becoming free and clear had taken their
place.
But
now, Zharko Vadja was close by.
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