Thriller
British Crime Fiction
‘The Shadow Man is so chilling. With a dark, compelling plot and brilliantly drawn characters, you will be hooked from the first page…’
— Debbie Howells
My Review
⭐A 2021 Top Rated Read⭐
What a fantastic start to 2021, The Shadow Man by Helen Fields. Pure escapism at its finest. I finished reading just as the UK's COVID-19 situation worsened with the announcement of lockdown #3. Thank goodness my To Be Read list circles the planet fifteen times and then some!
I haven't read any of the author's 'Perfect...' series so The Shadow Man was my first introduction to her work. And what an introduction it was! Gripping, suspenseful and at times very disturbing.
The killer was utterly chilling. He totally had me freaked out, yet even so I was fascinated by his repulsiveness. DI Brodie Baarda along with American psychologist Dr Connie Woolwine made a great team and I do hope their partnership continues. Their banter brought some much-needed humour and lightheartedness to counterbalance the darkness and depravity.
Overall I thought it was a cracking read — intense, thrilling and exciting. The finale was just amazing. A well-deserving 5 star read.
Book Source: Review copy from the publisher
My Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Print length: 400 pages
Publisher: Avon (4 Feb 2021)
Genre: Thriller, Crime
The Blurb
Elspeth, Meggy and Xavier are locked in a flat. They don’t know where they are, and they don’t know why they’re there. They only know that the shadow man has taken them, and he won’t let them go.
Desperate to escape, the three of them must find a way out of their living hell, even if it means uncovering a very dark truth.
Because the shadow man isn’t a nightmare. He’s all too real.
And he’s watching.
The Author
Twice long-listed for the McIllvanney Scottish Crime Book of the Year, and a multi-bestselling author whose books have been translated across the globe, Fields consistently produces high impact, compelling novels that readers love.
The 'Perfect' series, set in Edinburgh, introduced the world to DI Luc Callanach. This year saw the release of Degrees of Guilt, her first psychological thriller in the name HS Chandler, a book as shockingly realistic as it is darkly entertaining.
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