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Shadow Man

A Novel

by Alan Drew
Will Damron
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A novel of psychological suspense about an idyllic community rocked by a serial killer—and a dark secret.
“A stellar achievement, a book that unspools like a dark-toned movie in the reader’s mind.”—The Wall Street Journal (One of the Best Mysteries of the Year)
Detective Ben Wade has returned to his hometown of Rancho Santa Elena in search of a quieter life and to try to save his marriage. Suddenly the community, with its peaceful streets and excellent public schools, finds itself at the mercy of a serial killer who slips through windows and screen doors at night, shattering illusions of safety. As Ben and forensic specialist Natasha Betencourt struggle to stay one step ahead of the killer—and deal with painful episodes in the past—Ben’s own world is rocked again by violence. He must decide how far he is willing to go, and Natasha how much she is willing to risk, to protect their friendship and themselves, to rescue the town from a psychotic murderer and a long-buried secret.
Written in fine, chilling prose, Shadow Man reveals the treacherous underbelly of suburban life, as a man, a woman, a family, and a community are confronted with the heart of human darkness.
Finalist for the SCIBA T. Jefferson Parker Award • Named One of the Best Crime Novels of the Year by The Booklist Reader

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  • Release date

    May 23, 2017

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781524733896
      • File size: 384761 KB
      • Duration: 13:21:35

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      April 24, 2017
      Set in Southern California in the mid-1980s, Drew’s entertaining, well-constructed second novel (after Gardens of Water) subverts action hero tropes. Ben Wade, a former big-city cop, moved back to his small hometown of Santa Elena to try to save his marriage after being shot on the job. Although that didn’t work out, he and his ex both still live there, taking care of their teen daughter, Emma. His quiet life is disrupted when a serial killer makes his way to Santa Elena and strangles a local woman. Around the same time, a local teen, an undocumented immigrant, kills himself, and Wade’s investigation into the latter stirs up some of his own memories. He’s joined in his investigations by medical examiner Natasha Betencourt; a potential romance between them seems to have stalled. As they dive deeper into both cases, Wade and Betencourt are forced to start looking into Wade’s own past as well. The darkness that affects Wade, a lone wolf who rides horses for pleasure, forms the heart of the story, and Drew draws it out nicely while still moving the plot forward. Agent: Dorian Karchmar, WME Entertainment.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Caught between his drive to catch a serial killer and his need to hide secrets from his past, Detective Ben Wade is a complicated man. Narrator Will Damron keeps listeners engaged as he paints a picture of the fear caused by the Shadow Man and a secondary investigation of a local swim coach. The story takes place in the late 1980s in Southern California, before DNA databases, smartphones, and social media. Yet many of the issues addressed, including illegal immigration and criminal cover-ups, are still timely. Told from the alternating perspectives of Detective Wade and forensics specialist Natasha Betencourt, this police procedural is ultimately about the power of truth and the inability to escape one's past. K.S.M. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine

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