In Shadows [Kindle Edition]

Chandler Mcgrew (Author)

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In a small Maine valley, thirteen-year-old Pierce Morin, born blind and deaf, possesses a terrifying gift: he can hear evil whispering–and knows an elusive, deadly force is stalking the people he loves....

Detective Jake Crowley has run far away from his Maine hometown. But a bizarre shootout in Galveston, Texas, finally draws him home: to a woman he can barely face, to the unsolved mystery of his mother’s murder, to a family curse and a valley that’s fallen under the spell of a serial killer.…

For Jake, redemption lies in unlocking Pierce’s gifts and hoping the boy can show him the way to stop the terrors that plague him. But while young Pierce can begin the search, only Jake can finish it–by looking evil in the eye and claiming both their birthrights.…


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About the Author

Chandler McGrew lives in Bethel, Maine, and has four women in his life--Rene, Keni, Mandi, and Charli--all of whom wish it to be known that he is either their husband or their father. Chandler is proud to hold the rank of Shodan in Kyokushin Karate, and is now studying Aikido. He is also the author of Cold Heart and Night Terror, and is currently at work on his fourth book for Bantam Dell. Chandler can be reached at his author website, www.chandlermcgrew.com.

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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 616 KB
• Print Length: 416 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0553586041
• Publisher: Dell (September 27, 2005)
• Sold by: Random House Digital, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000FCKFD0
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #587,426 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Weak ending?, May 10, 2006

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Mr. Right "I'm right, you're wrong" (top of the mountain) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In Shadows (Mass Market Paperback)

A cop returns to his hometown with his partner to fight an unseen evil. He is followed by a convict that wants to kill him and must also confront the woman he ran out on. Good read for the most part, but the ending left me a bit confused. Maybe I'm stupid but I couldn't quite figure out who was behind what and why they did it. I think I know but wouldn't bet my life on it. With a stronger ending (which is the most important part of the book) it would have been a five star read. I like questions answered not left up in the air like this book.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars horror fiction at its most chilling, September 28, 2005

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In Shadows (Mass Market Paperback)

Near Galveston Bay, police officer Jake Crowley meets Reever hoping he will give him information to bring down two of Houston's most powerful crime lords. Gunfire erupts when the Torrio siblings arrive; Jake kills José Torrio. He finds himself holding the amethyst that José was wearing and when he jumps into the bay he hears the whispers that send him running from his hometown, leaving the only woman he ever loved behind because he didn't want to involve her with his madness. When the gunfire stops, Jimmy Torrio escapes but most of the other criminals are dead.

His cousin from Crowley calls Jason to tell him his Uncle Albert was murdered; Jake returns to the home he abandoned over a decade ago. Jake and other people hear whispers and see shadows of a being that kills in a gruesome manner. Jake reunites with his lost love Mandi and her son Pierce; a genius though blind and deaf can fix any appliance or vehicle. He is the one who realizes the stone that Jake took from Jose is important in getting rid of the creature and ending the curse but Jake must also must deal with the mundane matter of Jimmy who wants to kill the man who murdered his brother Jose.

What starts out as a crime thriller quickly turns into a horror novel that is so scary, the audience will read IN SHADOWS with all the lights left on. Mandi's son Pierce is a special child with a good heart, a strong sense of right and wrong and is the key to the mystery of Crowley's curse. His choice to give up what he desires most so that others may live will bring tear to the eyes of the reader. This is horror fiction at its most chilling making Chandler McGrew a worthy successor to Stephen King.

Harriet Klausner

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Read, March 11, 2006

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Lori Ann Premozich (North East Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In Shadows (Mass Market Paperback)

Chandler Mcgrew is right up there with King and Koontz. In Shadows is a great read with enough plots and subplots to keep you turning pages far into the night. I enjoyed this one so much that I have ordered his other available books. Outstanding!