Shadow Season: A Novel

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An ex-cop, Finn was left literally blinded by violence. The one thing he can still see is the body of his wife, Dani, and a crime scene that wont fade from his mind s eye. Now a professor, Finn never would have guessed that an isolated girls prep school could be every bit as dangerous as city streets. Especially when he stumbles upon a local girl lying in a graveyard in the middle of a raging blizzard.

Finn may live in a world of total darkness, but its about to get a splash of red. The memories that torment him still have the power to kill, and a group of innocent students has been put in harms way by a pair of vicious criminals stalking Finn for unknown reasons. Secrets are creeping from the shadows around himthe kind that even a man with perfect vision never sees until its too late. Theyre about to become terrifyingly clear to Finnand it all begins with the scent of blood.

BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Tom Piccirilli'sThe Last Kind Words.

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One of the most chilling thrillers of the year. Shadow Season is an intriguing story of isolation and violence with a haunted man at its center.Piccirilli uses Shadow Seasons unusual setting to ratchet up the tension, telling a story that is simple, but nevertheless very suspenseful. He also does a convincing job of portraying the life of a man who cant see, adding a unique and inviting twist to what is already an exciting plot.Chicago Sun-Times

In Piccirilli's brooding, character-driven chiller, former New York City cop Finn, recently blinded, wallows in his new role as an English teacher at a posh girls' boarding school.Terrified of solitude and driven by his cop instincts, Finn embarks on a wrenching journey that exposes the raw emotion of a man nearly destroyed by disability and circumstance.Publishers Weekly, starred review

Shadow Season has enough mystery, suspense, dread, and mayhem to satisfy nearly every crime fan....The blizzard ratchets up tension, as does our eagerness to learn why Finn wants to kill Ray.Terrific entertainment.Booklist

Shadow Season is a brilliantly paced thriller, and the first book in a long time that I've stayed up all night reading.In the world Piccirilli has created, darkness takes many forms, both real and metaphorical. Make sure you have a bright reading lamp on your bedside table...you'll need it.Crimespree Magazine

Shadow Season is a beautifully written thriller filled with heart and wit, sharp dialogue and characters you utterly believe in. A great ride.Robert Ferrigno, author of Heart of the Assassin

"Reading Shadow Season is like being put through an emotional wringer. Visceral. Savage. Intense. Powerful. Finn is a fascinating character...I can't think of another in recent memory with such a multi-faceted personality or more compelling mix of gut-level feelings."--Bill Pronzini, MWA Grandmaster

"Tom Piccirilli is at the forefront of the new breed of crime writers, welding his sense of history to a modern sensibility, creating a strong new voice."--Max Allan Collins, author of Road to Perdition

This is an intense thriller not for sissies.You will appreciate the portrayal of the main character Finns so-called disability, which really isnt one given the way he knows how to utilize it. The entire plot never lets the reader take a breath and never lets up on the gut-wrenching emotional safari into Finns world of blackness. The dialogue, plot and the multi-layered character reveals itself to you with hammer blows page after page. Highly recommended for thriller fans who appreciate a quality read.The Coloradoan

The book rockets along. This is an 'anyone can die at any time' thriller, and if you think you've figured out what's going on before it's all over, well, you're better at figuring than I am....Piccirilli's been establishing quite a nice reputation for himself, and this book will only add to that. Check it out.Bill Crider

Shadow Season is Tom Piccirilli at his absolute best. It is an erotically charged and brutally violent novel that will please not only his fans, but should delight anyone who enjoys intelligently written, high octane thrillers. Shadow Season is highly recommended.Horror World

Author Bio

Tom Piccirilli lives in Colorado, where, besides writing, he spends an inordinate amount of time watching trash cult films and reading Gold Medal classic noir and hardboiled novels. He's a fan of Asian cinema, especially horror movies, bullet ballet, pinky violence, and samurai flicks. He also likes walking his dogs around the neighborhood. Are you starting to get the hint that he doesn't have a particularly active social life Well, to heck with you, buddy, yours isn't much better. Give him any static and he'll smack you in the mush, dig Tom also enjoys making new friends. He is the author of twenty novels including The Cold Spot, The Midnight Road, The Dead Letters, Headstone City, November Mourns, and A Choir of Ill Children. He's a four-time winner of the Bram Stoker Award and a final nominee for the World Fantasy Award, the International Thriller Writers Award, and Le Grand Prix de L'Imaginaire.