Ellery Wainwright is alone at the edge of the world.She and her husband, Luke, were supposed to spend their twentieth wedding anniversary together at the luxurious Resort at Broken Point in Big Sur, California. Where better to celebrate a marriage, a family, and a life together than at one of the most stunning places on earth?But now she’s traveling solo.To add insult to injury, there’s a wedding at Broken Point scheduled during her stay. Ellery remembers how it felt to be on the cusp of everything new and wonderful, with a loved and certain future glimmering just ahead. Now, she isn’t certain of anything except for her love for her kids and her growing realization that this place, though beautiful, is unsettling.When Ellery discovers the body of the groom floating in the pool in the rain, she realizes that she is not the only one whose future is no longer guaranteed. Before the police can reach Broken Point, a mudslide takes out the road to the resort, leaving the guests trapped. When another guest dies, it’s clear something horrible is brewing.Everyone at Broken Point has a secret. And everyone has a shadow. Including Ellery.
"Hey." Ravi had lowered his voice. "Speaking of problems t solve. Mysteries to unravel. Did you know there's a shadov celebrity staying here? We've got to figure out who it is."
Ellery wasn't sure what he was talking about. "A what?" Sh darted a glance at Nina.
"Someone who's sneaky famous," Ravi said. "Who can go unrecognized among the masses, but who wields tremendous power. Like the head of a movie studio who prefers not to be known. Or the founder of LikeMe. Or the person who invented a cryptocurrency that funds an entire nation."
"Oh," Ellery said, a small thrill running through her. "How can you tell that someone like that is here?"
"Don't listen to him," Nina said. "He's always making things up. And the worst part is, he believes them."
"People are not always what they seem." Ravi's eyes searched Ellery's. "Don't you agree?"
"I do," she said. "Everyone has a shadow." Even the waiters with their bright eyes and cheerful voices, even the people across from her, even her best friend, her own husband, herself.
"Hey." Ravi had lowered his voice. "Speaking of problems t solve. Mysteries to unravel. Did you know there's a shadov celebrity staying here? We've got to figure out who it is."
Ellery wasn't sure what he was talking about. "A what?" Sh darted a glance at Nina.
"Someone who's sneaky famous," Ravi said. "Who can go unrecognized among the masses, but who wields tremendous power. Like the head of a movie studio who prefers not to be known. Or the founder of LikeMe. Or the person who invented a cryptocurrency that funds an entire nation."
"Oh," Ellery said, a small thrill running through her. "How can you tell that someone like that is here?"
"Don't listen to him," Nina said. "He's always making things up. And the worst part is, he believes them."
"People are not always what they seem." Ravi's eyes searched Ellery's. "Don't you agree?"
"I do," she said. "Everyone has a shadow." Even the waiters with their bright eyes and cheerful voices, even the people across from her, even her best friend, her own husband, herself.
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