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Shadow Dance [Mass Market Paperback]

Susan Andersen (Author)
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  • Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Avon Books; Reprint edition (7 Oct 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0380819201
  • ISBN-13: 978-0380819201
  • Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.7 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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48 of 48 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Reprint, but read it if you haven't read it 24 Nov 2002
By Farfalla VINE™ VOICE
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Romance publishers seem to be on a trend of reprinting, with or without socially acceptable updates, older novels. Some of these reprints are a good thing, as some author's earlier work gets a chance to be more widely read, now that the author may be more popular than they were in the past. That is the case with Susan Andersen. She has some really great books that went out of circulation because there was less of an appetite for romantic suspence then there is currently. Andersen has a knack for writing about people and places in a way that makes them seem believable and true.

In this story of a show-girl in Nevada, and a cop sent down from Seattle to help the local police to find a serial killer bent on murdering show-girls, there is a gradual, growing relationship between the protagonists. Amanda dances because she loves it, and the cop, Tristan McGlaughlin is world weary. Neither is looking for a relationship, but both are attracted to the other. One of Amanda's room mates is killed by the 'Show-girl Slayer', leading to the introduction of the protagonsts when Amanda and her other room-mate go to identify the body.

This novel does succesfully what many writers of romantic suspence, now that it is popular again, only strive to do. It balances the needs for the romantic element against the needs of the plot, so that the two work together, rather than one being a backdrop for the other.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Sexy and good for a quick read. 9 Nov 2002
By Beverley Strong - Published on Amazon.com
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I found Shadow Dance to be an unusual kind of murder-thriller in that it involves just as much sex and romance as murder and mystery. A crazed killer is mutilating and murdering show girls at casinos around Reno.
Scot-American detective, Tristan MacLaughlin, is sent from Seattle to help the local police with their investigations and meets, and clashes head-on with Amanda Charles, a tall, beautiful dancer with a definite touch of class, and the sparks between them start to fly at once.
When Amanda's life is threatened, Tristan moves in with her as her bodyguard and the inevitable love affair begins. The mystery aspect of the book is negligible as the murderer is easily spotted and the book really revolves around the sexual tension between them. M/S Andersen writes very well about the sex part and, perhaps in later books, she will hone her skills as a mystery writer.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Slow To Start But Still Worth Reading 3 Oct 2002
By Kristi Ahlers - Published on Amazon.com
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This was Ms. Andersen's first story and although it was slow to start it is still a good story. More suspense then Romance but the story is still very good.

This is a story about a serial killer that is killing dancers in Reno. Amanda is a friend of one of his victims and is forced to identify her body. Tristan is a Seattle cop that has been brought to Reno to head the task force. He does not know how to handle himself around beautiful women and is shy. These two people have a hard time coming together but they finally do despite the fact or because of the fact that the killer has decided to worship or idol Amanda.

As stated earlier and by other reviewers this story was slow going and it took over 100 pages for the two main characters to even warm up to each other. This is really more of a suspense novel with a little romance on the side. Don't look for this book to be like Ms. Andersen's later books. Still this was a good story worth the time it took to read it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars strong blending of mystery and romance 7 Sep 2002
By Harriet Klausner - Published on Amazon.com
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Experienced with ending the careers of serial killers, Seattle detective Tristan MacLaughlin is sent to Reno to head the task force trying to stop the Show Girl Slayer who has killed three local chorus line dancers. Tristan finds himself not wanting the job because he detests hoofers believing they are high-class hookers.

Dancing has been Amanda Rose Charles' life, however currently she is afraid of the killer who murdered a close friend. When Amanda meets Tristan, they immediately share a mutual dislike for one another. He thinks she is a whore and she believes he is a terse egotist. As they become acquainted, they begin to realize their stereotyping is way off base. Tristan sees refined elegance and Amanda observes a caring soul. Soon the couple falls in love, but the show stopping Show Girl Slayer still stalks the ballrooms.

Albeit a serial killer thriller, the lead couple's distinct and opposite personalities turn SHADOW DANCE into a strong police procedural romance. The investigation is fun to follow, but the relationship between the cop and the dancer lightens yet also intensifies the mood, which leads to the chase to stop the killer seemingly real. Readers will adore the intrepid yet reticent Tristan and cherish the lively Amanda. Though a reprint of Susan Anderson's debut novel, the tale remains a strong blending of mystery and romance that fans of both genres will appreciate.

Harriet Klausner

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