Dark Territory In her newest assignment for the Line Signy Shepherd embarks on a rescue mission to save Lizzy Stone and her baby boy in Susan Philpott s heart racing thriller Dark Territory Cut off from the Line
In her newest assignment for the Line, Signy Shepherd embarks on a rescue mission to save Lizzy Stone and her baby boy in Susan Philpott s heart racing thriller, Dark Territory.Cut off from the Line, what will Signy Shepherd do when the very people she protects become dangerous than the threats they re escaping Signy Shepherd has spent her career with the Line, a modeIn her newest assignment for the Line, Signy Shepherd embarks on a rescue mission to save Lizzy Stone and her baby boy in Susan Philpott s heart racing thriller, Dark Territory.Cut off from the Line, what will Signy Shepherd do when the very people she protects become dangerous than the threats they re escaping Signy Shepherd has spent her career with the Line, a modern underground railroad, shepherding at risk women out of peril When Signy takes Lizzy, a young woman desperate to save her infant son, under her protection, the case appears to be like any other With a severe winter storm on the horizon, Signy drives Lizzy and her son out of the city Suddenly, she finds the police hot on their tail, and when Lizzy s erratic behavior propels them into further danger, Signy begins to suspect that her new ward is not the victim she claims to be.Meanwhile, Signy s PTSD stricken mentor, Grace, investigates Lizzy s husband But Lizzy s husband is hiding secrets of his own, and soon Grace finds herself out of her depth As the treacherous blizzard closes in, the entire operation spirals out of control Isolated and relying on nothing but her instincts, Signy is confronted with a choice that will force her to risk not only her own life, but those of the people she cares about most.Expertly plotted and featuring a fiery protagonist, Dark Territory is a taut, high speed thriller about a young woman who will stop at nothing
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Dark Territory Best Read || [Susan Philpott]
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Susan Philpott
When I was a kid, Nancy Drew was my hero A titian haired, teen sleuth with a female friend named George A self reliant girl not afraid to take on the big boys It didn t get much better When Harriet the Spy came along, I was in heaven In fact, my first attempts at creative writing include my super secret spy book, in which I kept track of the mysterious comings and goings of friends and family Unfortunately, puberty intervened, and my spy book was discarded, left to molder along with the rest of my childhood fantasies.Fast forward many years, and I earned a Master s degree in Zoology, eventually working at the Metro Toronto zoo, I carted away poo than I could have ever imagined I loved working with tigers and orangutans, lemurs and rhinos I even got used to snakes and spiders Best of all, shoveling all that sh re ignited my creative spark.Lots school later, and I was working as a mental health social worker Talk about inspiration The people I worked with lived with serious mental illnessd with courage, grace and determination But, unlike Nancy Drew, their voices were often not heard, their stories left untold The light bulb finally went on, and kick ass Signy Shepherd was born.In Blown Red, the first installment in the series, Signy is recruited to the Line, a shadowy underground railroad shuttling abused women out of harm s way She has no idea that her first solo case will set her on a collision course with a renowned photographer concealing a murderous past a relentless tracker with an explosive secret and her own violent demons.The long journey to Blown Red reminded me that adventure is always just around the cornerif you want it to be And my super secret spy book It s back where it belongstucked under my arm, ready and waiting for that next big scoop.To order Blown Red, or to pre order Dark Territory coming Jan 12 16 susanplease visit me at susancphilpottFor a glimpse into the sillier side of my writing life check out dumpygrace