Killing the Shadows

Publisher Marketing: A killer is on the loose, blurring the line between fact and fiction. His prey the writers of crime novels who have turned psychological profilers into the heroes of the nineties. But this killer is like no other. His bloodlust shatters all the conventional wisdom surrounding the motives and mechanics of how serial killers operate. And for one woman, the desperate hunt to uncover his identity becomes a matter of life and death. Professor Fiona Cameron is an academic psychologist who uses computer technology to help police forces track serial offenders. She used to help the Met, but vowed never to work for them again when they went against her advice and badly screwed up an investigation as a consequence. Still smarting from the experience, she's working a case in Toledo when her lover, thriller writer Kit Martin, tells her a fellow crime novelist has been murdered. It's not her case, but Fiona can't help taking an interest. Which is just as well, because before too long the killer strikes again. And again. And Fiona is caught up in a race against time, not only to save a life, but to bring herself redemption, both personal and professional. Rich in atmosphere, "Killing the Shadows" uses the backdrops of city and country to create an air of threatening menace, culminating in a tense confrontation between hunter and hunted, a confrontation that can have only one outcome." Review Citations: New York Times 09/08/2002 pg. 28 (EAN 9780312983383, Mass Market Paperbound) Kliatt 01/01/2002 pg. 44 (EAN 9781587886256, Analog Audio Cassette) Library Journal 05/01/2002 (EAN 9781587886256, Analog Audio Cassette) Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2001 pg. 1169 (EAN 9780312266158, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 09/03/2001 pg. 66 (EAN 9780312266158, Hardcover) Library Journal 09/01/2001 pg. 234 (EAN 9780312266158, Hardcover) New York Times 10/21/2001 pg. 16 (EAN 9780312266158, Hardcover) Romantic Times 12/01/2001 pg. 90 (EAN 9780312266158, Hardcover) Booklist 08/01/2001 pg. 2098 (EAN 9780312266158, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  McDermid, Val VAL MCDERMID is the internationally bestselling author of more than twenty-five crime novels. She has won the CWA Gold Dagger Award for Best Crime Novel of the Year and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, among other awards; her novels have been selected as New York Times Notable Books and have been Edgar Award finalists. She was the 2010 recipient of the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Crime Writing. In 2011, she received the Pioneer Award at the 23rd Annual Lambda Literary Awards. Her work has been published in forty countries, and more than twelve million copies of her books have been sold around the world. She lives in Edinburgh. Web: valmcdermid.comFacebook: Val McDermidTwitter: @valmcdermid