The Shadow You Cast

A unique flipover novel from the bestselling author of Dead Girls Don’t Talk and Whispers of the Forgotten. A stalker. A victim. Different ways to read their story. Side 1: Amanda Jackson has learned how to stay invisible. Being unseen feels like survival, especially after a past she’s worked hard to bury, one shaped by anonymous cruelty and damage she never had to witness firsthand. On her morning train, she notices Isabel: fragile, distracted, quietly speaking to herself. As their paths cross again and again throughout the day, Amanda begins to watch, then follow, then step in. She’s convinced she’s the only one who truly understands what Isabel needs. But Amanda knows better than anyone how easily attention turns into harm, and how obsession learns to call itself care. Side 2: Since her fraternal twin sister died, Isabel DeWitt has found silence unbearable. She fills it by speaking aloud to the sister she lost, arguing with her, pleading with her, replaying the moments she wishes she could change. As Isabel moves through her day, she begins to feel unsettled, with the certainty of being watched. She tells herself the fear is imagined, another symptom of loss and exhaustion. But someone seems to know her routines, her vulnerabilities, and details she’s never shared. Isabel has always believed the dead are haunting her, never considering how dangerous the living might be. This unique flipover concept allows the reader to choose how to read this book and experience the events happening in one single day.