The Boy Without a Shadow

A supernatural literary thriller set in a city where memory casts the longest shadows. In an elderly Chicago neighborhood, a boy is born without a shadow. The priests fear him. The police keep an eye on him. The neighbors whisper he's cursed. But no one can prove he's done anything wrong. At the age of twelve, Isaiah begins seeing crimes—before they happen. Not in dreams or visions, but in shadows that belong to no one else. As murders, fires, and disappearances spread across the city, Isaiah realizes his missing shadow isn't an accident—it was taken from him at birth. To protect him. Deep in Chicago's alleys, cathedrals, and fractured memory lurks the Shadow of Chicago—an ancient entity that gathers the city's sins and wears them like a cloak. The church buried it; the police denied it. But it's always been there, watching from behind mirrors, puddles, and cracked glass. And now it wants Isaiah back. As he uncovers the truth about his past, his family, and a secret war the city has been waging with symbols and smoke, Isaiah must make a choice: remain a warning to the city... or become its accountant. "What if your shadow knew everything you've tried to forget?"