Shadow pl[a]y

the long version

The sixth gripping mystery featuring part–Hopi computer hacker Laura Winslow. When a reclusive Navajo and his female companion turn up dead––an apparent murder/suicide––Laura and her lover, policeman Nathan Brittles, take on the case. But things aren't always as they seem, and this time, with a mythical demon thrown into the mix, Laura may be in over her head.A computer hacker and registered P.I., Laura Winslow has seen death before, but it never looked quite like the apparent murder–suicide of a reclusive Navajo and his female companion. A refugee from a violent world, she has become ensnared in an investigation she should steer clear of, joining her lover, policeman Nathan Brittles, in an attempt to make sense of a bloody puzzle where the pieces don't fit. Because the signposts on the twisted path to the truth warn of the impossible––a demon, a skinwalker on the prowl––as Laura Winslow follows a trail leading to the darkest corners of a gambling palace, chasing a phantom she cannot believe in...until it's her turn to die.