In the Shadow of Death · English

The Tobias & Stuart Trilogy · Book 2

In the Shadow of Death

Somewhere between life and death, something has gone wrong.

Reading optionsSample in English

New to this series? Begin with The Day Music Died.

The Day Music Died

About the story

In a Birmingham hospital, the boundary that should let the dead move on is failing. Tobias and Stuart are still trying to make a life together when the disturbance draws them towards people whose grief and danger cannot be ignored. Love, practical care and the family gathering around them become part of a much larger struggle. The second Tobias and Stuart novel takes the trilogy into darker territory, with adult intimacy, violence and medical distress. Begin with The Day Music Died.

What to expect

Music, Death and Time have lives of their own. So do the people caught between them.

Ending and reading order

Hopeful; continues in the next volume.

Content notes
  • Explicit sexual content
  • Queerphobic violence
  • Sexual assault and abuse references
  • References to child sexual abuse
  • Medical emergencies
  • Death and grief

In reading order

  1. 1
    The Day Music Died
  2. 2
    In the Shadow of DeathYou are here
  3. 3
    The Curse of Time

Read next

The Curse of Time

Time has cheated. The consequences belong to everyone.

Reader reviews

Quotations in English, with links to the original reviews.

This second installment in the Tobias and Stuart trilogy was a tough one to read — in the best and most heart-wrenching sense.

sabrina · Amazon

This was a strong sequel in the Tobias & Stuart series, it had that element that I was looking for and enjoyed from previous works from Jern Tonkoi.

Kat M · Goodreads

Questions about this book

Which language is this edition?

English · In the Shadow of Death

Where should I start?

Book 2 · The Tobias & Stuart Trilogy. New to this series? Begin with The Day Music Died.

Can I read a sample?

Sample in English

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Hopeful; continues in the next volume.

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Hopeful, with bittersweet passages; a complete story.

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