Chapter 1 - Shadows in the Suburbs The rain pounded against the windshield as Detective Alex Morgan pulled up to the crime scene, the flashing lights of the police cars casting an eerie glow over the quiet suburban neighborhood. Stepping out of his car, he pulled his coat tighter, the chill of the storm seeping through his bones. This was the third murder in as many weeks, and the community was on edge, the once-tranquil streets now shrouded in a palpable sense of fear.