With Patrick missing, Sophie teams up with Nimrod to track him down. But they soon discover that they aren't the only ones on Patrick's trail. On the outskirts of town, a community of vagrants have discovered a dying man in the river. When they recognise his true identity, they decide to gain revenge by killing him. Shy People is the second book in the second series of Dark Season. Each book is around 20,000 words long, and they should be read in order. This book contains violence, swearing and mild sexual references.