This is the final book in the eight-book set The Shadow of Daddy Serial Thriller. A serial is a collection of books intended to be read in order. Each book is a sequential instalment of a larger story presented in bite size pieces, like a mini-series on TV.
Defeating the Shadow continues the story of the heroine’s determination to protect her son and daughter. Based on a true story, it was cases like this criminal thriller that shaped significant legal changes. Actual court transcripts and exhibits of the legal proceedings were used.
Throughout this serial, the reader follows not only the development of the criminal case but the personal transformation of the family members, their parenting and relationship styles, and the slow unravelling of their secret lives. Digging deeper, the book emphasises the delusional psychological state of Julie’s ex-husband and the impact on others.
In the dramatic conclusion of the criminal trial, all brewing evil plots are immobilized and motives are revealed. Life takes some horribly shocking turns in this book for Julie, Nathan, and Elizabeth but in the end, the family is triumphant against the insurmountable odds.
The testimony unmasks two of Julie’s trusted witnesses who have been conspiring against her and her children all along. Additional medical evidence is discovered by the expert witness on the case.
On the positive side, one self-interested impostor makes up for all previous bad deeds by stepping up to the ultimate challenge.
Barely able to hold onto their sanity, six-year-old Nathan and four-year-old Elizabeth prove to be just as courageous as their mother.