The Chameleon's Shadow (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard) - Softcover

Walters, Minette

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0307277089 ISBN 13: 9780307277084

Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, 2009

Synopsis

From the author of The Devil's Feather comes a haunting psychological thriller about a scarred Iraq war veteran whose physical trauma may reflect the inner turmoil of a killer.Somewhere in the endless, deadly desert between Basra and Baghdad, Lieutenant Charles Acland's convoy was attacked. Recovering in the hospital, Charles is crippled by migraines and suspicious of his doctors. He grows uncharacteristically aggressive, particularly against women. Rejecting cosmetic surgery, he moves to London. There he sinks into a quagmire of guilt and paranoia--until an outburst of irrational, vicious anger brings him to the attention of the local police, who are investigating three recent murders. Now under suspicion, Charles is forced to confront his issues before it's too late, but the shadowy forces working against him--or in him--could be more than he can overcome.

About this title

Review:

"Suspense-filled . . . This multi-layered story by England's best-selling female crime writer blends current events, the politics of sexual relationships and the development of personal identity into a psychologically compelling novel."
-USA Today

"A Walters novel is like no other. She bases her books on facts gathered from real life [and] then embosses with her own painstaking research and fertile imagination . . . The revelations are astounding."
-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"A sizzling psychological thriller."
-Publishers Weekly

"Solid plotting, superb characterization, and fascinating information on traumatic brain injuries make this compelling thriller a sure winner . . . Walters' latest suspense tale mixes the creepiness of [an] old noir movie with a contemporary, ripped-from-the-headlines exploration of the aftereffects of traumatic brain injury on soldiers."
-Booklist (starred)

Praise from the UK & Canada:

"What marks Minette Walters out from the rest is not just the complex yet utterly convincing psychological profiles she draws of her characters, but the fact that she really gets into the heads of some disturbing people . . . No wonder she is the country's bestselling female crime writer. But even this label does not do justice to the scope and breadth of her gripping, terrifying novels. The Chameleon's Shadow is another classic."
-The Mirror

"Minette Walters is one of crime fiction's finest creators of character. That ability is on full show in this novel of trust and fear . . . All the characters are beautifully built, and Acland is a brilliant creation . . . If you like a character-driven crime novel with great psychological depth, you'll love The Chameleon's Shadow."
-Globe and Mail (Toronto)

"An accomplished psychological thriller . . . The Chameleon's Shadow is as frightening and as compulsively readable as Walters's previous novels, with as ingenious a plot."
-Times Literary Supplement

"Minette Walters holds a unique place in crime fiction today. That's because she does so much more than produce tense crime thrillers . . . This is another page-turner and another novel which will deservedly take its place on the bestseller list."
-Sunday Express

"Minette Walters is an adventurous novelist . . . In The Chameleon's Shadow, [she] leads us to the answer with her usual disturbing ability to look into damaged minds."
-The Times (London)

"A disturbing and fascinating thriller . . . Walters's characters ring true whether she's dealing with a career-obsessed young army officer, a teenage thief or a dirty old man edging towards senility."
-The Spectator

Book Description:

The stunning bestseller from Minette Walters

About this edition

• Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0307277089
• ISBN 13: 9780307277084
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384