Shadows of Deception

Whispers from the Glyndon

Richmond, Kentucky was supposed to be Rob Murray’s quiet way out.

After twenty-three years in the CIA, he wanted nothing more dangerous than an ordinary job at the Bluegrass Army Depot and a peaceful road toward retirement. Then the animals began disappearing. Strange lights appeared above forgotten farmland. And Rob found his own name inside a classified government ledger, listed not as an employee, but as a test subject.

What begins as a small-town mystery leads toward secret experiments, manipulated history, and something ancient that has been waiting beneath Richmond for generations.

Some towns keep secrets. Richmond buried them.

A work of Appalachian mystery fiction from a Kentucky thriller author, Shadows of Deception blends CIA conspiracy novels with government conspiracy thrillers — small-town suspense rooted in real Kentucky history.

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About J. Lee Murphy

J. Lee Murphy writes paranormal thrillers set in small American towns where the everyday and the inexplicable share the same street. His stories live at the intersection of suspense, the supernatural, and the slow dread of realizing the people around you have been keeping a secret for far too long. Read the full bio →