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A review by selinamarcille
The Shadow Tracer by Meg Gardiner
3.0
Book #2 for 2021 down!
"The Shadow Tracer" by Meg Gardiner is one of her few standalone books. Meg Gardiner is one of my favorite thriller authors and I own everything she has ever published in English.
This novel follows Sarah, a skip tracer, as she tries to stay hidden from a secretive past. Also included is an ironically named Michael Lawless, a US Marshall love interest, and Zoe, a creepily perceptive 5 year old with a penchant for dropping her stuffed mouse in the most inopportune moments. Thrown in are some memorable side characters and really gripping moments.
I wouldn't say this is Gardiner's best effort, but she still manages to build characters with depth and keep you guessing.
This doesn't quite have the finesse of some of her other stories in terms of mystery building, but still a good read. It also closely follows a similar plot as the first in her Evan Delaney series, so it was hard to separate the two... especially since the Evan series is really effing amazing. As I was listening, I couldn't remember if I had read this before or if I was just crossing lines with her other book.
But... who doesn't like reading about crazy meth-dealing polygamist cults?
3/5
#selinareads2021 #readinglist #shadowtracer #meggardiner #thriller #audiobook #audible #polygamy #cults #evandelaney
"The Shadow Tracer" by Meg Gardiner is one of her few standalone books. Meg Gardiner is one of my favorite thriller authors and I own everything she has ever published in English.
This novel follows Sarah, a skip tracer, as she tries to stay hidden from a secretive past. Also included is an ironically named Michael Lawless, a US Marshall love interest, and Zoe, a creepily perceptive 5 year old with a penchant for dropping her stuffed mouse in the most inopportune moments. Thrown in are some memorable side characters and really gripping moments.
I wouldn't say this is Gardiner's best effort, but she still manages to build characters with depth and keep you guessing.
This doesn't quite have the finesse of some of her other stories in terms of mystery building, but still a good read. It also closely follows a similar plot as the first in her Evan Delaney series, so it was hard to separate the two... especially since the Evan series is really effing amazing. As I was listening, I couldn't remember if I had read this before or if I was just crossing lines with her other book.
But... who doesn't like reading about crazy meth-dealing polygamist cults?
3/5
#selinareads2021 #readinglist #shadowtracer #meggardiner #thriller #audiobook #audible #polygamy #cults #evandelaney