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"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
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"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 greatpsychological 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
-"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 greatpsychological 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
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"From the Hardcover edition."
Nuneaton Telegraph
'The crime queen rules supreme with this psychological thriller about a soldier who is still at war'
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36 of 36 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Minette Walters' novels The Sculptress and The Shape of Snakes were crime classics. In this novel, Walters proves she can still grab readers by the scruff of the neck and make them turn the pages until the end. I couldn't put this book down. However...this was one that ultimately disappointed me, as was her last, The Devil's Feather. All the characters use the same vocabulary/diction. They all say 'PDQ' (pretty damn quick') rather a lot. The young squaddie in his early twenties talks nothing like any young man would talk, let alone a soldier. As in all Walters' novels, there is a gruff character who turns out to have a heart of gold. The solution to the mystery is utterly ludicrous - what the villain does, why he/she does it - it is impossible to take seriously. There is a weapon involved which is extremely rare and unlikely, but everyone seems instantly familiar with it, once it comes to light what it is - no one says, 'What's one of those, then?' Unfortunately, this takes all tension out of the book and makes the ending risible.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've enjoyed the author's earlier books, but was disappointed by this one. I found the first third of the book got tedious with the endless descriptions of the injured soldier's bad temper and violent behaviour without much story to carry the book along. I kept feeling that many of the characters were ludicrous, not least the body-building GP. My faith in the author's accuracy over detail was dented by her putting "MD Psych" on the psychiatrist's headed notepaper as his professional qualification, maybe a minor point, but that's not a British qualification in psychiatry. Altogether, very disappointing.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Minette Walters is one of my favorite authors. I loved her first four books. After that something happened to her style of writing. I heard her say she wanted to write about politics and didn't want to do straight murder mysteries anymore. Anyway after that I've liked some of her books and others not so much. I have to say I was disappointed by this one. I've had it for months and still only gotten about halfway through it. Since I normally look forward to each of her books and devour them in one sitting that says something. I don't know what it is but I just can't get into it and I keep thinking that it sounds unrealistic and a little silly. It feels like Walters wants to describe a more urban, gritty dark world but maybe she hasn't got that much experience of it and that's why it doesn't work. Denise Mina does the dark underbelly of society much better. That kind of makes me think that Walters should stick to the upper middle class world that she knows instead and that makes me sad because I really want to like her.
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Not her best book
I really liked Minette Walters' early books, Scold's bridle and The Sculptress in particular, but I really didn't enjoy this one. Read more
Published 12 days ago by jo
A good read
As with all Minette Walters novels, this book is a very satisfying read, with a good plot and well developed characters.
Published 2 months ago by matep
Whatever happened to Minette Walters?
If I hadn't read, and loved, her previous books, this would have got one star. I found this book disappointing, tedious and disjointed. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Margherita Caporale
A bit of a strange one
This is the first Minette Walters book that I have read although my wife is a big fan and gave this to me on holiday once I had finished the books I took with me. Read more
Published on 20 Sep 2009 by D. W. Miller
Trying too hard.
As with most of the other reviewers I love Minette Walters as a writer and as a personality, but I can't help feeling that, in this book as in some others, she tries too hard to... Read more
Published on 26 Aug 2009 by Robert Robinson
Perfect winter reading
Before buying this book I was dubious after reading a couple of not-so flattering reviews saying that Walters' latest book wasn't up to her usual standard. Read more
Published on 9 Feb 2009 by Mrs. J. McDonald
Ronrig Dundee
I found this book contained everything a good thriller needs and like most of the reviewers could not put the book down. Read more
Published on 4 Nov 2008 by Ron Dundee
The Risks of Love!
Lieutenant Charles Acland has returned from Iraq with severe head and face injuries and a predilection for sudden rages particularly against women. Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2008 by J. S. Lewison
Disappointing
Disapppointing. OK I am not a big fan of Walters'style of including some kind of memos, newspaper cuttings, reports into her fiction, designed in a different typo and setting etc. Read more
Published on 25 July 2008 by Heavy Soul
fabulous
I seem to be in the minority who think this was a fabulous book. This may have something to do with the fact that I am not a die hard fan of Ms Walters and have only read about 3/4... Read more
Published on 15 July 2008 by RD
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