""Hodgi's side began to ache as he chased the dark figure into the night. He watched from a distance as the stranger climbed the steps of the Gothic-style church of St. Anastasia."" Does Hodgi's family vacation to Verona, Italy, turn out to be more than he bargained for? Join our hero and his cousin Amadeo as they follow a mysterious stranger, while seeking answers to the past...as family secrets and stolen artifacts intertwine. Joann Clark-Jackson�s The Adventures of Hodgi Brigman: Stranger in the Shadows is the second book in a series of intriguing short story mysteries that projects the reader on a riveting tale of deception, tragedy, stolen artifacts, and the courage of an ordinary young man.