Product Description

A young woman loses her family, her friends, almost anyone who has ever even done her a kindness to a maniacal serial killer. It's as if every trace of human contact is being wiped out of her life.

Her terrifying case is handed to a woman who has had so much of her own happiness snatched away from her: Smoky Barrett, the extraordinary heroine of Mcfadyen's stunning debut SHADOW MAN.

Now caring for her murdered friend's mute daughter, Smoky must decide whether or not she can rise to one more fiendish challenge...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #120164 in Books
• Published on: 2007-07-12
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 496 pages

Review
'Outstanding...Smoky's fierce first-person narrative and Sarah's eerie diary excerpts, supplemented by a great cast, lift this scary thriller far above the usual serial-killer norm' (Publishers Weekly, starred review 20060620)

'Terrifically good, terrifically scary . . . very hard to put down' (San Francisco Chronicle on SHADOW MAN 20060620)

'SHADOW MAN grabs you by the throat and yanks you along for a hell of a scary ride. A spellbinding read from first page to last.' (Faye Kellerman 20060620)

'Coldly, stunningly brilliant. Move over Thomas Harris, Mcfadyen has brought a new game to town.' (Lisa Gardner on SHADOW MAN 20060620)

'As humane as it is violent...Barrett's anger, pain and determination infuse the novel with a raw passion...it will be among the best crime fiction you will read this year' (Washington Post on SHADOW MAN 20060530)

'SHADOW MAN is one of the most powerful and authentic portrayals of a serial killer and the people who hunt them I have ever read. It kept me riveted right to the last page. Cody Mcfadyen is the real thing.' (John Douglas, author of the #1 bestseller MINDHUNTER: Inside the F.B.I.'s Serial Crime Unit )

'A truly talented author' (The Sunday Times, Australia )

'Disturbing ... a promising debut for Mcfadyen, who combines many conventions of the genre but with far more exquisite, intricate results than the norm . . . Pack[s] a visceral punch' (Publishers Weekly )

'The wildest night ride I have been on for quite a while...By the time you finish reading this book you'll be running on adrenalin you never knew you had. If you're sick of books about serial killers, SHADOW MAN is the cure. Mcfadyen's writing and characterization run long, deep and true. And, by the way, he is beyond scary. Not to be missed' (Bookreporter.com )

'Authentic...handled well with some unexpected twists and turns. Mcfadyen has drawn Barrett and her fellow FBI members tenderly and intricately' (Shots Magazine on SHADOW MAN )

'I’m still reeling after reading this high-octane, heart-pumping FBI thriller...Brilliant. But not for the squeamish' (****Good Reading, Australia )

'This is one of the best serial killer novels that I’ve read. It’s up there with the early Patricia Cornwell novels, Primal Fear and The Silence of the Lambs – a stunning first novel' (Manly Daily )

'Mcfadyen has managed to deliver something fresh. His style of narration sucks the reader in from the first sentence and the story has enough plot twists to keep you intrigued to the last page. A superb debut novel, hopefully a sign of things to come from a truly talented author. In a word: chilling' (Herald Sun, Australia )

'If you like to be scared so witless you hold your breath for pages at a time, SHADOW MAN won't disappoint' (New Idea, Australia )

About the Author
Cody Mcfadyen is an independent video games designer. He lives in California with his wife and their daughter. (20060703)

Customer Reviews

Great Follow up to Shadow Man
In McFadyen's second novel, FBI Special Agent Smoky Barrett is back, and is after a serial killer seeking revenge for what he believes is justice.

The plot is chilling and emotive, the crimes vicious and unsettling.

At first, I felt it was slow as Smoky's past and other main characters are described for the benefit of those who have not read Shadow Man. However, as the characters are developed during the course of the novel, I felt Smoky's character was given real depth and an excellent portrayal of the minds of those chasing killers.

I didn't get the same sense of excitement as when reading Shadow Man. All the same this is an excellent hard-hitting thriller. The style of using the first person, diary narrative and forensic/investigative detail was excellent and balanced out the shocking and emotive moments.

Read it with the door locked and all on the lights on!

This should be ten stars!!
ONE of THE best crime thrillers i have ever read: chilling, emotional, funny, fantastic!! Shadow Man was great this is supreme.

Shockingly good..shocking, and good!
The same terrifying yet, absorbing formula as 'Shadow Man'. McFadyen's books are only for the strong willed, and even with that I found myself having to put the book down, and walk around to get reality checks, so shocking are many of the crimes. The 'stranger' has targetted Sarah, from the age of 6, all the way to 16. The 'stranger' has gruesomely tormented everything in Sarah's life, and it is upto the FBI team of Smokey, Callie, Allen, James to catch this invisible monster. If you enjoyed 'Shadow Man', then this is a must!