Shadow Valley (Mira) [Mass Market Paperback]

Gwen Hunter (Author)

Book Description

Series: Mira | Publication Date: January 1, 2005

- Gwen Hunter is known for her suspense novels featuring popular character Dr. Rhea Lynch. Rhea Lynch novels include Grave Concerns (Mira Books, 1/04), Deadly Remedy (Mira Books, 2/03), Delayed Diagnosis (Mira Books, 6/01) and Prescribed Danger (Mira Books, 4/02).
- Shadow Valley marks the publication of compelling new editorial, which does not feature the Lynch character.
- Gwen's previous novels, published competitively, were all bestsellers in the U.K. and sold well in the U.S. and throughout Europe.

Editorial Reviews

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"Ms. Hunter crafts a tense and suspenseful tale with an ending that will leave readers gasping in disbelief."

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 377 pages
• Publisher: Mira (January 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0778321304
• ISBN-13: 978-0778321309
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,455,337 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exhilarating suspense thriller, December 17, 2004

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shadow Valley (Mira) (Mass Market Paperback)

While waiting for her divorce to be finalized from her cheating spouse, Mackenzie Morgan and her teenage daughter Bella take photographs of an abandoned fishery in an isolated part of the Appalachians. However, their solitude is disturbed when geologist Dell Shirley arrives on a horse accompanied by two dogs. Dell ties up Mac expecting her to die and abducts Bella.

Refusing to sit idly by while her daughter is in trouble, Mac treks four miles although still tied up until she reaches a ranger. The police begin a search and rescue led by volunteer tracker Caleb Howell while Bella's dad Marlowe blames Mac and acts as the caring concerned father and martyr with the media. However, the seemingly random kidnapping runs closer to home as truths begin to surface, but the chances of Bella surviving her ordeal get slimmer by the second.

This exhilarating suspense thriller with a romantic subplot that rightfully takes a back seat to the abduction will elate fans as the action never slows down until the final altercation. Fans will admire the courageous "superwoman" who is a lioness out to save her cub; on the other hand readers will hiss at her unsympathetic spouse who brings his latest bimbo to the Appalachians. The final twist will surprise the audience, but seems right as Gwen Hunter writes a tense search and hopefully rescue tale.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sadistic Author, January 20, 2005

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Betty Wilson Beamguard (York, SC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shadow Valley (Mira) (Mass Market Paperback)

Anybody who would write a book like Shadow Valley ought to be horsewhipped. I lost hours of sleep reading that little thriller. Gwen Hunter must have a seriously sadistic streak. I think she enjoys torturing her readers with suspense, vicarious pain, and mayhem. And I must be a masochist, because I loved every minute of it.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Should have read it sooner, August 7, 2005

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Long Island Lady "L.C.F." (LI, NY United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Shadow Valley (Mira) (Mass Market Paperback)

I'm a big fan of this author's Dr. Rae Lynch series so I was disappointed that her latest was not a Dr. Rae book. After having it sit on my shelf for months I finally read it. What a great read. It is a very engrossing thriller and it did not disappoint me at all. I liked the characters and I'm a big fan of secondary characters and this book had several I loved. I liked the look into the world of SAR and I'm glad it was the main focus of the book. There was a romance storyline but it was just enough to enjoy without being over done.

I'm really glad that I finally read this book.