Description: Unpopular, shy, and easily led astray, sixteen-year-old Marilyn Martin has problems that are only getting worse. Growing up in a tiny town in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, she's been sheltered and a victim of neglect, abuse, and bullying. She believed the Summer of 1975 would bring more of the same cruelty. She was wrong. As Marilyn is dealing with her problems, trying to overcome all her hardships, a seven-year-old little girl vanishes. Lindsay Vernon. A girl who was also neglected and her abuse ignored by the town. A girl Marilyn identifies with, and one she'd like to rescue. One day, two months later, when everyone had given up looking for the missing girl, a strange car with New York plates comes to town. To Marilyn, this doesn't seem eventful, but little does she know that its appearance has already set in motion a series of events that will lead her to the truth. She'll discover herself and what happened to Lindsay Vernon. And neither Marilyn, nor those around her, will ever be the same again. The Girl Who Walked in Shadows is a dark, character-driven tale for mature readers.
