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Shadow Woman
- A Jane Whitefield Novel
- Narrated by: Joyce Bean
- Series: Jane Whitefield, Book 3
- Length: 14 hrs and 44 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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Now, with the bone-deep cunning of her Native American forebears, she arranges a vanishing act for Pete Hatcher, a Las Vegas gambling executive. It should be a piece of cake, but she doesn't yet know about Earl and Linda - professional destroyers who will cash in if Hatcher dies, killers who love to kill...slowly.
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- Anne
- 09-01-14
A Shadow Novel for A Shadow Woman
Spoiler Alert. In this third book of the Series, Jane Whitefield, super-woman, survivalist, deferential trophy wife, and (mostly) humourless private investigator, comes off with all the excitement of an insurance actuary, and my apologies to all the charismatic actuaries out there (grin).
This Perry protagonist never seems fully fleshed out to me - that saintly, convent girl morality is too evident, whether she's explaining how she's going to fulfill her wifely obligation or why she would vote "no" to a casino on the Reservation or how to avoid getting killed when you are fleeing for your life. Shadow Woman, indeed.
The ricocheting narrative seems to bounce off her, rather than move through her.
I should note that the Whitefield books are not bad; they are just not as good as Perry can be. I think his research is deep, particularly when he's covering geography or explaining how things (eg., firearms) work. So I gave the story a 2 rating.
But Perry can create much better stories, as in The Butcher's Boy series and Metzger's Dog.
These thrillers are leavened by wonderful--and sometimes outrageous--comedy. The author can make bad boys (and, to a lesser degree, bad girls) delightful.
For a suave womanizer, Jane's husband, the doctor, is naive to the point of stupidity, making a fetish of politeness and hospitality while the Evil Psycho-Woman uses seductiveness and manipulation to invade his personal space. Within hours, he gives her the key to his house! Really! Did he never see "Fatal Attraction"?
Meanwhile, on the other side of the country, Jane is ruminating about her marriage (skip this part, it's a narrative dead zone). When she starts to help her sexy client run for his life through northern Montana and eventually, Glacier National Park, the plot gains much-needed momentum, with interesting adventures (such as using dog tracking to find humans in the bush and surviving a bear encounter).
Perry likes to write parallel plots where one character is leading one narrative strand and his or her foil is driving a parallel narrative strand. Action and counter-action are interwoven build suspense effectively. Eventually, the strands intersect, and this can be explosive, as in "The Informant" when Elizabeth Waring and The Killer connect in an unanticipated, fantastic, fun way. A similarly exciting parallel narrative played out with Chinese Gordon and the Porterfield in "Metzger's Dog".
In this book, Jane and her husband, each in opposite parts of the country, are separately pursued by one half of the Evil Couple, and both wrestle with brief sexual temptation and resist. But these respective parallel narratives seem overwrought and stretched thin.
Travel, by car, air, and on foot, is a recurring part of Perry's books, and this can be quite entertaining. But in the Whitefield series, it feels as if there is too much time spent en route and not enough time (and character) invested in the arrival. The action feels as if it is happening at arm's length, while we segue into irrelevant sub-plots featuring easy women and a Mafia security chief chasing Jane and her client. And there is one coincidence that beggars belief where the professional killer gives himself away by shooting the wrong guy by mistake, which blows his cover long enough for Jane to escape the scene with her client.
The Evil Ones are shallow, instinctive beings, lacking self-awareness and insight. You want Jane to have more worthy opponents. The Butcher's Boy was a killer you could respect and even like, but when these two are finally stopped, it has the feeling of stopping a robot or runaway train, a resolution which feels flat and anti-climactic.
A final word about the narration. I would have given up on these books had I read them in print, but Joyce Bean lends a strong clear voice to the narrative, making unbelievable situations and characters more tenable. And that's a good thing.
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- L J
- 03-07-16
Too far-reaching even with a vivid imagination
What would have made Shadow Woman better?
If she could morph into a real person, even if she had such skills.
Has Shadow Woman turned you off from other books in this genre?
Yep
What do you think the narrator could have done better?
Narration was O.K.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Twirly mind rolling eyes experience. My eyes became pinwheels.
Any additional comments?
Super hero woman too far out to believe, too much--too much--too much. SILLY. Like watching super hero cartoons. Author was trying too hard.
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- Jeanne
- 07-29-15
Love Jane Whitefield!!
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- Jill
- 07-09-15
Tedious
The first 2 books of the series were OUTSTANDING! This one was all over the place, I had a really hard time following what was going on. Parts of it were interesting, possibly better editing could have helped. I finally quit listening at a place that should have started getting really good, it just never did. . .
With all that said, I will give book 4 a try and hopefully it will be as good as the first 2.
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- jamo002
- 01-07-10
Sorry Thomas!
I didn't know Thomas Perry could write a boring book. I had to quit half way through when it skipped several chapters between part 1 & part 2 but I was ready to quit. Great premis that just didn't hold my attention like a Perry novel usually does. It talked about "feelings" so much I thought a woman wrote it. Also the reader, a lady, just could not make her voice sound like a man so she should have just read without "acting". Sorry Thomas, I've loved all your other books.
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- J. Kromrie
- 11-17-20
Main character, formerly strong becomes nothing?!
What?! Typically a HUGE fan of Thomas Perry, (my fav is Small Town) however if I had read Shadow Woman first, I not only wouldn't have continued this clever series, but I would have missed many of his gems, his free-standing novels. Although he typically writes from a woman's viewpoint effortlessly, you can tell that this novel is purely male fantasy (I will give up my life just to support yours and be available to you anytime, blah, blah, blah). Mr Perry, I do believe that is called a SLAVE, not a life partner. I am only a third of the way in but you have left only ONE sad outcome available for Jane to be able continue her work and the series continues, so she MUST return to helping people and having her own strong identity (NO ONE would read a series of Jane being being a 1950s housewife) so I will await that inevitable outcome - but really, WTF is the PURPOSE of this book? That she became strong only because she missed out on her "Mrs"degree ? Shadow Woman title - is this because Jane becomes a SHADOW of the WOMAN she used to be?
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- Jacqui
- 12-31-14
I love Thomas Perry books
I read all I could a year or so ago & just happened to wander back to find there were 3 more & another due. This one did not disappoint.
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- richard/sharon
- 11-18-14
Terrific
As usual you will not be disappointed. Great story. Jane's life has more vulnerabilities now but she can still kick butt.
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