The Winter Of Hidden Knives

Shadow Bay #2

by J.C. Moore

Shadow Bay braces for a late-winter storm when a longtime local is found dead in his garage. The scene is too neat. Too controlled. And Chief Shauna Peterson knows a staged job when she sees one.

The investigation drags her back to a summer the town refuses to face—a teenage girl who vanished, a night built on lies, and a secret that never stopped shaping the people who survived it.

As Shauna pushes deeper, Shadow Bay tightens around her. Council members sidestep her questions. Business owners look the other way. And a few powerful names work hard to keep the past buried—no matter who ends up in the ground. The closer she gets, the more she realizes the danger isn’t circling the town—it’s circling her.

Someone remembers exactly what happened that summer. Someone who’s been waiting for the storm to roll in—and for the bodies to follow. And the person behind it all knows every one of Shauna’s weaknesses.

In Shadow Bay, the cold doesn’t just hide the truth. It shields the people willing to kill for it.

Perfect for fans of Harlan Coben, Karin Slaughter, Freida McFadden, and James Patterson.

From the bestselling author of Secrets From A Serial Killer

311 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 23, 2025

About the author

J.C. Moore writes suspense-driven thrillers rooted in character, consequence, and the damage left behind when secrets refuse to stay buried. His stories focus on ordinary people pushed into extraordinary situations, where loyalty is tested, violence has weight, and every decision leaves a mark.

Before turning to fiction, Moore worked a wide range of jobs, including bartender, IT tech, touring musician, horse farm manager, and restaurant owner. His music has appeared in television and film, but storytelling is now his full focus.

Moore is the author of the Shadow Bay Thriller series and the Frank Mallory novels, both set in tight communities where familiarity can be as dangerous as the unknown. His characters are not heroes or monsters. They are people under pressure, shaped by loss, love, and hard choices.

He lives in upstate New York with his partner and their small but fierce dog, where long roads disappear into the woods and the landscape continues to shape the stories he tells.

Visit him at jcmooreauthor.com