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    Shame
    Shame
    Shame
    Audiobook10 hours

    Shame

    Written by Alan Russell

    Narrated by Luke Daniels

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Nominated for the Anthony and Macavity Awards for Best Mystery Novel of the Year.

    Although it’s been many years since the death of his father—an infamous serial killer known as Shame—Caleb Parker still struggles to free himself from his father’s dark shadow. Caleb wishes only for a normal life without being branded a “killer’s son,” but his dreams are shattered when a new string of murders surfaces that are all too reminiscent of Shame’s terrible killings.

    When the police label him the prime suspect, Caleb forges an unlikely partnership with true-crime author Elizabeth Line, a writer whose career began when she survived an encounter with Shame and who then went on to document his life—and death. As the body count begins to pile up, Elizabeth and Caleb come to the conclusion that one of them has been targeted by the killer, and a game of cat and mouse begins as they try to uncover the murderer’s identity before becoming his next victims.

    Brutal and unapologetic, Shame draws you into the mind of a serial killer with no chance of escape until the last page is turned.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateDec 11, 2012
    ISBN9781469238050
    Shame
    Author

    Alan Russell

    Critical acclaim has greeted bestselling author Alan Russell's novels from coast to coast. Publishers Weekly calls him "one of the best writers in the mystery field today." The New York Times says, "He has a gift for dialogue," while the Los Angeles Times calls him a "crime fiction rara avis." Russell's novels have ranged from whodunits to comedic capers to suspense and have been nominated for most of the major awards in crime fiction. He has been awarded a Lefty, a Critics' Choice Award, and the Odin Award for Lifetime Achievement from the San Diego Writers and Editors Guild. A California native, Russell is a former collegiate basketball player who nowadays plays under the rim. The proud father of three children, Russell resides with his wife in Southern California.

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    • 3/5
      I received this book as a Goodreads ARC giveaway. This was a great book and I really enjoy it
    • 4/5
      This is the reissue of a book originally published in 1998 but it has stood the test of time well. It centers on a series of ritualistic murders of young women and a female true crime author who gets herself sucked into the vortex of all the violence. So, it is not a musical comedy. It reads much like a non fiction true crime book. The pace is fast and it kept my interest. Some things in the book I guessed in advance and some I didn't but that is OK. My main problem with it is a character named Lola who for very little apparent reason takes a big interest in helping out one of the principal murder suspects. She doesn't show up until the book is about half over. How ever that aside the book is worth reading if you tike your books dark and gritty.