Shadows of the Dead: A Special Tracking Unit Novel

(Hardback)

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A woman-abducted and found in the trunk of a car after a high-speed chase-regains consciousness in the ICU to reveal two crucial pieces of information: the man who kidnapped her is not the same as the man who left her in the woods, and she's not the first victim-in fact, she is number eight. Magnus "Steps" Craig is part of the elite three-man Special Tracking Unit of the FBI. Known for his ability to find and follow trails over any surface, Steps is called in on cases that require his unparalleled skills. But there's a secret to his talent. Steps has a kind of synesthesia where he can see the 'essence' of a person-what he calls 'shine'-on everything they've touched. Brought in to track the driver through a dense forest after the blood hounds have lost his trail, Steps and his partner Jimmy find the driver laughing maniacally, babbling about souls, and hiding a pristinely maintained box of eight posed rats. Now the Special Tracking Unit must chase two villains-through not just the real world, but the dark web as well-tracking an enemy they can't see, as time runs out for the unknown victims.

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"Kope has created something truly special." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Author Bio

SPENCER KOPE is the author of Collecting the Dead (a finalist for the Barry Award for Best Thriller) and Whispers of the Dead, the first two novels featuring Steps and the Special Tracking Unit. He is also the Crime Analyst for the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office in Washington State. Currently assigned to the Detectives Division, he provides case support to detectives and deputies. He lives in Washington State.