The Island of Shadows: Supernatural Suspense Thriller with Ghosts

by Ron Ripley, Anne Lao (Editor), Dawn Klemish (Editor)

True evil awaits in the land of the rising sun…

When ghost whisperer Craig Ellison takes a lucrative job from the mysterious Peregrine Stark, he expects another routine paranormal assignment. Instead, he's thrust into a deadly clash that will take every ounce of his unique abilities to survive.

From a murdered occult expert in America to an ancient Japanese shrine guarded by the spirit of a legendary samurai, Craig and his companions, Tara Pride and Shane Ryan, find themselves caught in a supernatural war. As their powers mysteriously begin to blend and evolve, they face increasingly terrifying adversaries, including a monstrous spirit that hunts them from the shadows.

But the true horror awaits in the underground lair of a vicious cult leader. There, they discover the cult’s diabolical plan. With time running out and reality itself at stake, they must harness their supernatural skills like never before.

Can Craig and his allies stop a catastrophe that could destroy both the living and the dead?

Or will this be the end of our three heroes?

213 pages, Paperback

Published May 29, 2025

About the author

Ron Ripley is a husband and father surviving in New England, a place which seems to be getting colder every day. He grew up across from a disturbingly large cemetery where he managed to scare himself every night before going to bed. Mostly because of the red lights that people put in front of the headstones. Those things are just plain creepy to a kid.

Ron enjoys writing horror, military history and driving through the small towns of New England with his family, collecting books and giving impromptu lectures on military history to his family, who enjoy ignoring him during those dreadful times.

Reviews

[Carrie]

More Craig Please

That was a very fun read. A typical scary street story, featuring Craig and Shane Ryan in a supporting role. I highly enjoyed it, although the writer does seem a bit different than usual,which makes Shane seems a bit off.

[Carolyn Evans]

The End Game

A nice, restful trip to Japan to try and collect one last object? That is not this team's luck. The story includes many fascinating places, supernatural creatures and a lot of action, making it very entertaining to read.

[Terri Pykosh]

Loved the characters and of course Shane Ryan being typical Shane! Was glad to see Shane’s language skills back in use - bothers me that it disappeared in other books in the Shane Ryan Universe. Look forward to more Craig Ellison adventures!

[Sandra Hunt]

dying to be worldly

Heroic and grim. True life is scary enough but add a bit of the feral supernatural and the fear intensifies! Great writing that holds you till the conclusion and then some. I thoroughly enjoyed this whole series. Looking forward to more.

[Sean]

I’m hooked!

It has been a refreshing series to read. I became emotionally attached to the characters. I can’t wait to read your other books.

[Rose Haskins]

Awesome reading

This was an exciting story of ghosts, and four people with the power to see them and end a terrible entity from taking over the world..

[Tony Dure]

A great finish to the trilady

So sad, the ending was really thought out, l don't want to spoil the story, however this is sad, but we'll be happy to have read all 3

[Stephanie Newberry]

This one was better than book 2, but the ending could have been way more climactic as I have seen in his other books. I still like the author though