When Shadows Fall

Overview: J.T. Ellison is the international award-winning author of eight critically acclaimed novels, multiple short stories and has been published in over twenty countries. A former White House staffer, she has worked extensively with the Metro Nashville Police, the FBI and various other law enforcement organizations to research her novels. She lives in Nashville with her husband and a poorly trained cat, and is hard at work on her next novel. Visit JTEllison.com for more insight into her wicked imagination, or follow her on Twitter @Thrillerchick. Dear Dr. Owens, If You Are Reading This Letter, I Am Dead And I Would Be Most Grateful If You Could Solve My Murder... Forensic Pathologist Dr. Samantha Owens Thought Life Was Finally Returning To Normal After She Suffered A Terrible Personal Loss. Settling Into Her New Job At Georgetown University, The Illusion Is Shattered When She Receives A Disturbing Letter From A Dead Man Imploring Her To Solve His Murder. There's Only One Catch. Timothy Savage's Death Was So Obviously The Suicide Of A Demented Individual That The Case Has Been Closed. When Sam Learns Savage Left A Will Requesting She Autopsy His Body, She Feels Compelled To Look Into The Case. Sam's Own Postmortem Discovers Clear Signs That Savage Was Indeed Murdered. And She Finds Dna From A Kidnapped Child Whose Remains Were Recovered Years Earlier. The Investigation Takes Sam Into The Shadows Of A Twenty-year-old Mystery That Must Be Solved To Determine What Really Happened To Timothy Savage. Nothing About The Case Makes Sense But It Is Clear Someone Is Unwilling To Let Anyone, Especially Samantha Owens, Discover The Truth. Forensic pathologist Dr. Samantha Owens autopsies the body of suicide victim Timothy Savage and discovers that he was murdered, but also finds DNA from a kidnapped child whose remains were recovered years earlier, forcing her to solve a twenty-year-old mystery