Shadowed Land: An Action Thriller (The Gus Harper K9 Thrillers Book 3)
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Three deaths. Three accidents. One truth that could shatter an island's peaceful façade.
When a body washes up on Gozo's shores, the police call it a tragic accident. Four years later, history repeats itself when someone else disappears into the same waters. Then more deaths in a cliff top car crash—another "accident."
But Gus Harper doesn't believe in coincidences. Together with his ex-special forces war dog, Arty, he's seen enough of Gozo's darker side to spot something more sinister at work.
When a migrant worker reveals a shocking connection between the deaths, Gus and his unlikely team—Sylvie Santoro, her brother-in-law Cardinal Stefano, police officer Aidan Vella, and the enigmatic handyman, Marek—uncover a hidden secret poisoning Gozo's waters.
Behind the operation stands a dangerous alliance: a ruthless labour trafficker, two Turkish brothers running a delivery empire, and a mid-level dealer with ambitions far beyond the island.
But when the powerful Torrino crime family from Sicily discovers someone skimming their profits, the conflict intensifies beyond anything Gus expected.
With the authorities compromised and no one to trust, Gus and Arty must navigate a deadly game where powerful enemies operate on both sides of the law. As they race to gather evidence before more innocent lives are lost, they discover that in the shadow of Gozo's ancient traditions lies a modern evil that threatens to consume them all.
On these sun-drenched shores, darkness still finds a way.