Synopses & Reviews
“A killer of a thriller with a wonderfully human, perfectly rendered heroine at its center….A terrific read.”
—Dennis Lehane, author of Shutter Island and The Given Day
“First-rate crime fiction.”
—Washington Post (a Best Book of the Year)
The raves keep pouring in for #1 New York Times bestselling author Peter De Jongs Shadows Still Remain. James Patterson calls it, “An absolute knockout and a half,” and praises De Jongs fascinating, endearing, but seriously flawed heroine, NYPD Detective Darlene OHara, as, “One of the freshest, hippest detective creations in many a year.” Every fan of serious crime fiction will agree that this author is a major find.
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“Peter de Jonges heroine Darlene OHara is one of the freshest, hippest detective creations in many a year. This novel is an absolute knockout and a half.” James Patterson
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“A hectic, witty and emotionally satisfying thriller. . . . [OHara is] a terrific character, fresh and funny and infuriating. . . . A stunner.” Chicago Tribune
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“SHADOWS has grit, color, suspense, and believable characters, and is delivered in a sharp and gratifyingly terse prose. . . . This guy is good.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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“First-rate crime fiction. . . . The book is alive with the sounds and smells and sins of New York. . . . When the crime-fiction aficionados set out to pick their best first novel of the year, SHADOWS STILL REMAIN will be a contender.” Washington Post
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“SHADOWS STILL REMAIN is a killer of a thriller with a wonderfully human, perfectly rendered heroine at its center. You cant help but fear for her and root for her in equal measure. A terrific read.” Dennis Lehane
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“Startling plot twists. . . . In the noirish, character-driven vein of Dennis Lehane or Michael Connelly.” New York Times
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“Delivers enough twists and turns for any thriller reader. . . . De Jonge conveys enough texture that it isnt hard to imagine this on the big screen. Heres hoping we see OHara again.” Library Journal
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“[A] cleverly plotted and sophisticated thriller.” Washington Post, Best Book of the Year Pick
Synopsis
A Beautiful Woman, Missing
New York City, 2005. Thanksgiving weekend. A topless Kate Moss peers down from a billboard over rain-spattered Houston Street. Escaping a troubled past, Francesca Pena came to the city and reinvented herself. At New York University, her beauty and charisma are the envy of her privileged pals, yet none knows the real Francesca—who, after a night of drinking, is now missing.
A High-Stakes Gamble
Detective Darlene O'Hara of the Seventh Precinct and her partner, Serge "K." Krekorian, set out to find Pena. But when the case turns high-profile and Homicide is called in, O'Hara—who has an eighteen-year-old son she saddled with the name Axl Rose O'Hara, and whose binge drinking exacerbates the massive chip on her shoulder—refuses to let go. Risking both her and K.'s careers, she defies NYPD brass and Homicide legend Patrick Lowry to secretly pursue her own investigation.
A Desperate Chase—and a Chilling Twist
Following a deadly trail that leads from NYU's ivory towers to Brooklyn tattoo parlors, from a skanky strip club to a whitewashed boutique run by a Korean madam, O'Hara closes in on her prey. But she has to move fast, because Lowry and the NYPD are about to make a devastating mistake that will leave the real killer free.
Synopsis
"A killer of a thriller with a wonderfully human, perfectly rendered heroine at its center....A terrific read."
--Dennis Lehane, author of
Shutter Island and
The Given Day
"First-rate crime fiction."--Washington Post (a Best Book of the Year)
The raves keep pouring in for #1 New York Times bestselling author Peter De Jong's Shadows Still Remain. James Patterson calls it, "An absolute knockout and a half," and praises De Jong's fascinating, endearing, but seriously flawed heroine, NYPD Detective Darlene O'Hara, as, "One of the freshest, hippest detective creations in many a year." Every fan of serious crime fiction will agree that this author is a major find.
About the Author
Peter de Jonge has coauthored three New York Times bestsellers with James Patterson: Beach Road, The Beach House, and Miracle on the 17th Green. He has been a reporter for the Associated Press and a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine. His work has appeared in Best American Sports Writing, National Geographic, Harper's Bazaar, Details, and Manhattan, Inc. He lives in New York City.