Book Review: Stealing Shadows

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

Stealing Shadows     Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Kay Hooper
Class/Genre:   Mystery   Romance   Telepathy   Woman Main Character   Romantic Suspense   Paranormal
Series: Shadows Trilogy / Noah Bishop (FBI Profiler) # 1
Bantam, Sep 2000, $6.50, 384 pp.

Telepath Cassie Neil knows the potential cost of helping the police catch the monsters butchering and killing innocent people. She realizes she risks her mind and her soul every time she goes into the mind of these beasts. A soul weary Cassie has entered the brains of too many malevolent beings. She quits the deadly game and moves to quiet Ryan’s Bluff, North Carolina.

Cassie finds some peace and tranquility for the first time since she first hunted psychopaths. However, her rest and relaxation abruptly ends when a local resident relishes his first kill. Cassie taps inside the twisted pervert’s mind and learns he will turn into a killing machine unless stopped. After the town sheriff rebuffs her appeal, Cassie asks Judge Ben Ryan for help. He believes her, especially when the killings start. Together they seek a homicidal murderer terrorizing the community.

Kay Hooper’s books always contain a special spark so that her current powerful and fascinating tale will not surprise anyone. The para-psychic heroine comes across as vulnerable, leading to readers feeling very sympathetic towards her demons. The story line takes an unexpected twist, especially in the climax. STEALING SHADOWS steals the hearts of its audience as few novels can.

Harriet Klausner

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