A shadow between the lines

For months, young English writer Maya Andrews has been hunted by a stalker through a series of disturbing emails.

At first, she brushes them off as a twisted joke. But when the messages start detailing her private routines, and she narrowly survives poisoned food at an Edinburgh book signing, Maya flees her own tour, terrified.

After learning of the incident, the new CEO of THM Media, Carter Davis, summons Maya back to London for answers. Almost immediately, she’s intimidated by her enigmatic new boss. Outwardly, Carter is a thirty-five-year-old workaholic entrepreneur, ruthlessly ambitious and occasionally arrogant.

After the stalker escalates to murder, killing another author, Carter offers her sanctuary at his isolated Surrey estate. But his motives are unclear: is he protecting her, or isolating her for his own ends?

The security is impenetrable. The staff, eerily discreet. But the safest prison is still a prison.

Because old houses remember their secrets. And Carter's been keeping far too many.

"A Shadow in the Lines" is a stand-alone psychological thriller.

Content Warning: This novel contains graphic violence, psychological manipulation, and scenes not suitable for sensitive readers.

“A SHADOW BETWEEN THE LINES” by Aura Conte (2017).

Translated and published in English in 2025.