Secret Shadows (Berkley Sensation) [Paperback]

Judie Aitken (Author)

Book Description

Series: Berkley Sensation | Publication Date: December 7, 2004

New from the award-winning author of the acclaimed Distant Echoes.

When tragedy on a Lakota reservation brings together an undercover FBI agent and a doctor, they realize they share strange dreams of the legendary trickster spirit, Iktomi--and a growing passion for each other.

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Undercover FBI agent Dane White Eagle and Dr. Claire Colby are repeatedly thrown together. When Dane's cancer-stricken little sister is shot, Claire is the one who declares her dead in the hospital emergency room. Later, she is called to testify against him in the trial that sends him to prison and ends up treating him after he is knifed by another inmate. Then, when she takes a job running the clinic on the Cold Creek Lakota Reservation, she finds that Dane has returned there after being freed on a technicality. While Dane continues to pursue his mission to find an Ecstasy lab, Claire wonders how she can be falling for him, still believing him to be a criminal. A true storyteller, Aitken delivers a riveting, impossible-to-put-down read with memorable and sexy characters, an unforgettable plot, and impeccable pacing. Dane is not a stereotypical "Indian," and Aitken, herself Native American, pulls no punches in depicting the grim reality of the reservation. Diana Tixier Herald
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Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Berkley (December 7, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 042519941X
• ISBN-13: 978-0425199411
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,708,028 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Romantic Times - TOP PICK, November 18, 2004

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Judie Aitken (Romance Reviews Today) - See all my reviews
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The brutal murder of his baby sister, Kylee, puts undercover FBI agent Dane White Eagle in a unique and dangerous position. He is trying to infiltrate the Big Elk gang, which manufactures a deadly form of Ecstasy. The FBI hopes that by pinning Kylee's murder on Dane, he can get into prison, and more importantly, next to Bobby Big Elk. Dr. Claire Colby ends up involved with Dane. It was Claire who treated Kylee's gunshot wound and who testified at Dane's trial. She is shocked when months later, Dane's murder conviction is overturned and he goes home to the reservation where Claire now works. The evidence points to Dane being a scoundrel, but she can't help feeling there is more to him than meets the eye. Both Dane and Claire appear to be experiencing the same strange dream, but what does it mean? Can they figure it out before danger boils over? The culture and beliefs of the Lakota people play a significant and influential role in Aitken's mesmerizing novel. Having to keep so many secrets from those he loves places a great burden on Dane. Choices made and justice sought make this extremely powerful reading. Jill M. Smith - reviewer

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hard to put down!, March 3, 2005

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O. Wheatley (Indiana, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Secret Shadows (Berkley Sensation) (Paperback)

Judie Aitken has woven an intricate pattern of cultural history and loyalty. She describes facets in life that few of us will experience. Her characters come to life and enter the reader's mind, to travel the adventure together. A great read, her best effort yet!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another winner, December 20, 2004

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Decie Girl "Writer" (Tucson AZ USA) - See all my reviews

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Dane White Eagle is another one of Judie Aitken's to die for Lakota heroes. Dane is an undercover FBI agent working uncover on the rez to find the drug dealers who have been poisoning users. His little sister is murdered and due to the testimoney of Dr. Clair Colby the ER doctor he is sent to prison. While in prison he contiues to try and get information on the dealers and waits for his chance to clear his name. Meanwhile Clair, seeking meaning in her life takes a job on the reservation where she is soon tormented by a strange recurring dream. There are some excellent side lights in the story, the strange dream that both Dane and Clair share, a pack of wild dogs who seem to be stalking the pair and of course the mystery of the drug dealers and the murder. While all this is going on Clair and Dane somehow manage to find time to fall in love. Things aren't pretty on reservations and Ms. Aitken pulls no punches in showing the reality of life for Native American's who live on them.