# Liz Lazarus - Dawn Before Darkness

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Podcast: [House of Mystery Radio on NBC](https://stenobird.com/podcast/house-of-mystery-radio-on-nbc-941097)
Published: 2026-05-26T07:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/houseofmysteryradio/episodes/liz-lazarus-dawn-before-darkness
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Duration seconds: 1515

## Resource

A psychological thriller inspired by real events revealing the treachery of a ruthless stalker, the alarming failure of the legal system and the unthinkable battle a daughter must face to protect her family. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Dawn Smith, a vet tech living in rural South Carolina, catches her boyfriend in a series of lies and abruptly ends the relationship. Rather than accepting the break-up, he begins to stalk and harass her, forcing Dawn to seek a restraining order. Undeterred, he launches a deeply personal attack—suing for guardianship and conservatorship of Dawn’s infirm mother. In court, he manipulates the truth using evidence that he planted while the couple were still dating. And just when Dawn thinks things can’t get any worse, she is faced with an impossible choice: rekindle the relationship or lose her mother forever. Readers also enjoyed Liz's other books with these themes: Free of Malice (self-protection, racial tension) Plea for Justice (self/body-image, literacy) Shades of Silence (grief, sex trafficking) Complimentary excerpts at: www.lizlazarus.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/houseofmysteryradio . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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