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Savannah Shadows
A troubling conviction, an old disappearance and a true-crime podcast open different doors into Savannah's secrets. L.T. Ryan and Laura Chase's Savannah Shadows follows people whose professional work pulls them into cases with personal consequences. The focus moves among an attorney, a journalist and a detective, giving the series several ways to question what the city believes it knows about a crime.
For readers who enjoy psychological suspense, disputed accounts of past crimes, connected characters and investigations shaped by family and local influence.
Start Here
Start with attorney Claire Stevens and a convicted killer's appeal, then follow the expanding circle of investigators through the next two novels.
Reading Order
Read Echoes of Guilt, The Silence Before and Dead Air in that order. The books share recurring people while shifting the main investigative focus.
- Echoes of GuiltBy L.T. Ryan and Laura Chase
- The Silence BeforeBy L.T. Ryan and Laura Chase
- Dead AirBy L.T. Ryan and Laura Chase
Echoes of Guilt begins with attorney Claire Stevens examining the appeal of a man convicted of serial murder. Starting here introduces Claire before the series brings other members of her circle further into view. The case asks the reader to look again at an account of events that already appears settled.
The Silence Before moves the focus to Claire's sister Fiona, a journalist investigating a decades-old disappearance. Claire remains part of the story. Following it after Echoes of Guilt lets you encounter Fiona's investigation with the first book's introduction to her sister behind you.
Dead Air brings Detective Lawson's unresolved case into contact with a true-crime podcast, with Claire and Fiona involved in the investigation. Read it third to meet this combination of characters in the series' numbered order. The change in lead perspective lets the series revisit its recurring people through different investigations.
Questions About Savannah Shadows
What is the Savannah Shadows reading order?
Echoes of Guilt, The Silence Before, then Dead Air.
Does each book follow the same main investigator?
The focus changes. Echoes of Guilt begins with attorney Claire Stevens; The Silence Before follows journalist Fiona Stevens; Dead Air centers on Detective Lawson with both sisters involved.
Is Savannah Shadows part of Alex Hayes?
It has its own three-title sequence and its own characters. Both series are written by L.T. Ryan and Laura Chase.
Where should a new reader begin?
Begin with Echoes of Guilt and use the numbered order. That introduces Claire before the investigations bring her sister and Detective Lawson further into focus.
What kind of suspense is Savannah Shadows?
Psychological suspense built around crime investigations, secrets and competing versions of events in Savannah.