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Killing the Shadows
by Val McDermid
ISBN: 0312983387
ISBN-13: 9780312983383
Format: Paperback
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Summary
Professor Fiona Cameron, an expert on the use of computer technology in the tracking of serial killers, develops a very personal stake in the apprehension of one particularly devilish murderer who is targeting crime novelists. Fiona's lover is a crime novelist, and she knows that he must be on the hit list.
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"McDermid, a veteran English crime writer, tells this wicked tale with style, intelligence and the blackest of humor." -- David Lazarus
-- San Francisco Chronicle
"There is no one in contemporary crime fiction who has managed to combine the visceral and the humane...as well as Val McDermid. KILLING THE SHADOWS is further proof that she's the best we've got." -- Charles Taylor
-- New York Times Book Review
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: St Martins Pr
Published date: 2002
Size: 6.75 x 4.25 inches
Weight: 0.24 pounds
Publisher's Notes
When a killer who stalks crime writers murders her boyfriend, a prominent author, Professor Fiona Cameron, is on the case, using her computer knowledge to hunt him down. By the author of A Place of Execution. Reprint.
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St. Martin's Press, 2002. Mass-market paperback. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Mass-market paperback, Good. No dust jacket as issued. PAGES WHITE, 3/8" SLANT, SPLINE LINES, 1/8" UPPER SPLINE TEAR, Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 481 p. St. Martin's Minotaur Mysteries. Audience: General/trade. MYSTERY ( more information)
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St. Martin's Paperbacks. Used, Like New. We mail daily and email you the USPS Tracking# !! PAPERBACK, VG+/VG+, St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2002, 1.18 in. H x 6.69 in. L x 4.09 in. W, 8.2 oz.. This copy has very minimal signs of use, appears to have been very lightly read, is in Excellent Condition Overall. Note: expect tanning of any paperback more than a few years old, regardless of condition. ( more information)
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St. Martin's Press, 2002. Mass-market paperback. Good. creases to spine, wear to cover, curl to cover pgs clean Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 481 p. St. Martin's Minotaur Mysteries. Audience: General/trade.Delivery Confirmation on Media Mail orders, First Class shipping if available for faster service. Shipped in bubble mailers. ( more information)
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St. Martin's Paperbacks. Used - Good. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped daily. Over one million satisfied book lovers read with Experienced Books. 2002. Softcover. Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. Some discoloration/sunfade of cover/spine. Some rubbing on cover. Cover/spine has minor creases and/or small tears.Some aging/yellowing of text pages. ( more information)
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St. Martin's Paperbacks. MASS MARKET PAPERBACK. 0312983387 tares on cover, cover creases, Good Condition PBK ,cover has ware,no marks on the reading pages, binding is good, spine and cover creases, slight age tone to pgs, good reading copy..100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! . Good. ( more information)
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St. Martin's Paperbacks. MASS MARKET PAPERBACK. 0312983387 Small tears on cover, Book is a rough beat up copy but intact and readable. Cover has wear to include tears, edge wear, creases, scuff marks, and spine creases. Reading pages have no marks, and binding is good to fair, Book is a good reading copy. 100% Satisfaction Guarante . Fair. ( more information)
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St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2002-08-19. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good +. Format: Mass Market Paperback. Year: 2002. St. Martin's Minotaur Mysteries.FREE Media Mail Shipping on all U.S. orders over $ 25.00 ( more information)
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St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2002-08-19. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good +. Format: Mass Market Paperback. Year: 2002. St. Martin's Minotaur Mysteries.FREE Media Mail Shipping on all U.S. orders over $ 25.00 ( more information)
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St. Martin's, 2000. (Orchid1) Book has one crease on the spine, no creasing on the covers, no stickers or stamps.. First Paperback Book. Mass Market Paper Back. Very Good. Regular Paperback 4" X 6 3/4". ( more information)
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St. Martin's Paperbacks. Mass Market Paperback. 0312983387 From Our Editors The Barnes & Noble Review Val McDermid has earned the attention of discriminating mystery fans on both sides of the Atlantic as a powerfully gifted author best known for her Edgar-nominated A Place of Execution. Killing the Shadows is her intelligent, highly original reflection on a social -- and literary -- phenomenon: the serial killer. McDermid's heroine, Fiona Cameron, is a criminal psychologist haunted by the memory of her sister's unsolved murder. Fiona works as both a teacher and a freelance police consultant specializing in "geographical profiles" and establishing "linkages" between supposedly independent acts of violence. As Killing the Shadows opens, she finds herself caught up in three ongoing investigations. The first involves the hunt for a serial murderer in Toledo, Spain. The second centers on a controversial unsolved sex crime that took place in London's Hampstead Heath. The third concerns a series of "literary" murders in which several bestselling thriller writers have been singled out as victims and have been murdered in ways that replicate the content of their own most popular novels. Since Fiona's lover, Kit Martin, is one of Britain's most prominent thriller writers, she finds herself personally involved in a bizarre, unprecedented series of crimes. By the time three well-known novelists have met their grisly ends, she becomes convinced that Kit could be the next logical target. Her desperate attempts to identify the killer and preserve her lover's life form the central elements of this colorful, convoluted narrative. Occasionally, Killing the Shadows strains credibility in ways that A Place of Execution never does. There is simply too much going on in this book, and the ultimate rationale behind the central series of murders fails, somewhat, to convince. Even so, McDermid writes with vigor and assurance, and her easy familiarity with a number of arcane subjects -- such as recent technological advances in criminal profiling, and the social dynamics of Britain's insular crime-writing community -- is engaging and thoroughly believable. The result is an uneven, occasionally brilliant book by a talented writer whose novels -- even the lesser ones -- are well worth reading. (Bill Sheehan) Bill Sheehan reviews horror, suspense, and science fiction for Cemetery Dance, The New York Review of Science Fiction, and other publications. His book-length critical study of the fiction of Peter Straub, At the Foot of the Story Tree, won the International Horror Guild's award for best nonfiction book of 2000. From the Publisher A killer is on the loose, blurring the line between fact and fiction. His prey - the writers of crime novels who have turned psychological profilers into the heroes of the nineties. But this killer is like no other. His bloodlust shatters all the conventional wisdom surrounding the motives and mechanics of how serial killers operate. And for one woman, the desperate hunt to uncover his identity becomes a matter of life and death. Professor Fiona Cameron is an academic psychologist who uses computer technology to help police forces track serial offenders. She used to help the Met, but vowed never to work for them again when they went against her advice and subsequently botched an investigation. Still smarting from the experience, she's working a case in Toledo when her lover, thriller writer Kit Martin, tells her a fellow crime novelist has been murdered. It's not her case, but Fiona can't help taking an interest. When the killer strikes again Fiona finds herself caught in a race against time - not only to save a life but also to find redemption, both personal and professional. Rich in atmosphere, Killing the Shadows uses the backdrops of city and country to create an air of threatening menace, culminating in a tense confrontation between hunter and hunted, a confrontation that can have only one outcome. From The Critics New York Times Book Review There is no one in contemporary crime fiction who has managed to combine the visceral and the humane as well.. ...Experience, Quality, Value.... . 2002. ( more information)
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: St Martins Pr, 2002 Paperback book in good used condition, has been read, and ready to read again, if you need specifics on used paperbacks let me know. Not missing any pages, no rips, tears, or anything like that. There is most likely, in some cases a bookstore stamp, or previous owners name. If this is an issue, let me know, I can check. . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ( more information)
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 2002 Pages are clean, tight and bright.. Later Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Mass Market Paperback. ( more information)
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2002 Wonderful copy in *Like New* condition; NOT ex-library; very clean, crisp pages with no stamps or pen markings.. St. Martin's Paperback Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Fine/No Jacket Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. ( more information)
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press. 2002. First Thus. S Mass Market Paperback. Good - Cheap Reading Copy. Some wear & tear to covers, light reading wear to text; spine is very lightly creased; 481pp. ( more information)
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: St Martins Pr, 2002. Very tight, clean reader copy, light spine creases, clean pages, no tears, creases or marks, clean, bright covers, no tears or creases, very tight spine, pages and covers.. First Printing. Paperback. Very Good-fine Reader's Copy7. ( more information)
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St. Martin's, 2002. Paperback. Most of our paperbacks are in good to good+ (some fine) condition. Some are in fair condition due to their age and the fact that they've been read so many times. If condition is an important issue with you, ask for a more complete description of the book. May have store address sticker and or price sticker on outside. Good means general reading wear. Most of our paperbacks are in good to good+ (some fine) condition. Some are in fair condition due to their age and the fact that they've been read so many times. If condition is an important issue with you, ask for a more complete description of the book. May have store address sticker and or price sticker on outside. Good means general reading wear. ( more information)
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: St Martins Press Minotaur, 2002 A very nice copy with slant to spine else fine. Scan available. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. ( more information)
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St. Martin's Minotaur [0-312-98338-7] 2002, 1st thus. (Mass market paperback) Near fine. . . . (Mystery). ( more information)
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