What if winter didn’t just chill your bones… but reached deep into your past and refused to let go?
Coming Spring-Summer 2025, The Mark of Shadows by H A Bustos invites you into a noir-drenched world where ancient myth collides with gritty detective fiction, and no soul escapes unscathed.
Set in a version of Chicago stripped of warmth and buried beneath more than just snow, the story follows Nico Navarro, a former addict haunted by choices he can’t undo, as he's pulled into the shadowy corners of the city in pursuit of a stolen Aztec relic. But what starts as a job for hire quickly becomes a descent into blood rites, old gods, and a mental spiral that threatens to consume him.
This is no ordinary crime story. It’s a psychological plunge into forgotten cults, the weight of memory, and the question of what truly lies beneath a city, and a man, on the edge.
Watch the exclusive video preview now and get a taste of the cold, myth-soaked mystery that awaits.
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The Mark of Shadows by H A Bustos – a noir thriller that lingers long after the final page.
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