The Shadow Land

After accidentally taking a package from a family she shared a cab with in Bulgaria, a young American tourist sets out t... (more)

After accidentally taking a package from a family she shared a cab with in Bulgaria, a young American tourist sets out to return it to them. (less)

A young American woman, Alexandra Boyd, has traveled to Sofia, Bulgaria, hoping that life abroad will salve the wounds l... (more)

A young American woman, Alexandra Boyd, has traveled to Sofia, Bulgaria, hoping that life abroad will salve the wounds left by the loss of her beloved brother. Soon after arriving in this elegant East European city, however, she helps an elderly couple into a taxi, and realizes too late that she has accidentally kept one of their bags. Inside she finds an ornately carved wooden box engraved with a name: Stoyan Lazarov. Raising the hinged lid, she discovers that she is holding an urn filled with human ashes. (less)