Shadow Woman [Import] [Paperback]

Thomas Perry (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 501 pages
• Publisher: Ivy; New Ed edition (1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0330353098
• ISBN-13: 978-0330353090
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,810,963 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

THOMAS PERRY is the author of 19 novels including the Jane Whitefield series (Vanishing Act, Dance for the Dead, Shadow Woman, The Face Changers, Blood Money and Runner), Death Benefits, and Pursuit, the first recipient of the Gumshoe Award for best novel.
He won the Edgar for The Butcher's Boy, and Metzger's Dog was a New York Times Notable Book. The Independent Mystery Bookseller's Association included Vanishing Act in its "100 Favorite Mysteries of the 20th Century," and Nightlife was a New York Times bestseller. Metzger's Dog was voted one of NPR's 100 Killer Thrillers--Best Thrillers Ever.
Thomas Perry was born in Tonawanda, New York in 1947. He received a B.A. from Cornell University in 1969 and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Rochester in 1974. He has worked as a park maintenance man, factory laborer, commercial fisherman, university administrator and teacher, and a writer and producer of prime time network television shows. He lives in Southern California.  His website: www.thomasperryauthor.com

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love at first fight, May 9, 2002

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This review is from: Shadow Woman (Jane Whitfield Novel) (Mass Market Paperback)

In the first few pages, Jane disables a very large bad guy in an elevator. He grabs her ankle as she exits (He's 'lying down.'). She says to him, "Think about it. Do you really want me alone with you in that elevator?" He lets go.

I'm in love.

Nobody outsmarts, outfights, or outlasts bad guys like Seneca adventurer Jane Whitefield. The first three books in Perry's wonderful series--Vanishing Act, Dance for the Dead, and this one--are the only books that can stand comparison to Tony Hillerman's "Navajo mysteries." And in some ways, Perry is the better writer. Don't miss these books.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible plot, amazing details, one of the best in series, May 3, 1999

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This review is from: Shadow Woman (Jane Whitfield Novel) (Mass Market Paperback)

This was my first Thomas Perry novel, and what an initiation! I can't recommend his novels enough, and I thought this one was incredibly well done. As far as intricacy of plot goes, I think this and the first one, vanishing Act, were the best ones. The way he interweaves Jane and the runner's interaction with one of the stalkers at the same as Cary's interaction with the other one, is brilliant. It will keep you breathless til the very last page. And seriously hoping that Jane won't quit!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Perry's Best, July 15, 1998

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[e-mail] (Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shadow Woman (Jane Whitfield Novel) (Mass Market Paperback)

Thomas Perry is a terrific writer, and I greatly enjoyed the first two entries in his Jane Whitefield series, but SHADOW WOMAN was a disappointment to me. The book suffers from long stretches of tedium and some serious lapses in plausibility. The two villains, supposedly ultracompetent supercriminals, seem amateurishly inept at times, and the good guys' narrow escapes often owe more to luck than skill. An awful lot of time is spent on Jane's marital problems, which might have been more interesting if we could figure out why she married this guy in the first place. Readers unfamiliar with the Jane Whitefield series would be better off reading VANISHING ACT and DANCE FOR THE DEAD, both of which are solid, five-star thrillers that show Perry at the top of his game.