
Woman in Shadow
by Carrie Stuart Parks
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Pub Date Jul 13 2021 | Archive Date Feb 15 2022
Thomas Nelson--FICTION | Thomas Nelson
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Description
Award-winning author Carrie Stuart Parks combines her expertise as a forensic artist with her talent for crafting a gripping story in this page-turning web of light and shadow.
A woman off the grid.
Darby Graham thinks she’s on a much-needed vacation in remote Idaho to relax. But before she even arrives at the ranch, an earthquake strikes. Then a barn on the edge of town is engulfed in flames and strange problems at the ranch begin to escalate, and Darby finds herself immersed in a chilling mystery.
A town on fire.
More fires erupt around town, and a serial arsonist sends taunting letters to the press after each. As a forensic linguist, this is Darby’s area of expertise . . . but the scars her work has caused her are also the reason she’s trying to escape her life.
A growing darkness.
As the shadows continue moving in, pieces of the town around her come into sharper focus. To make it out alive, Darby must decide if she can trust the one man who sees her clearly.
Praise for Woman in Shadow:
“Unique, witty, and hilarious, Carrie's voice shines throughout Woman in Shadow. The perfect mix of intrigue, mystery and danger, this is most definitely a book for my keeper shelf.” —Dani Pettrey, bestselling author of the Coastal Guardians series
- Full-length, stand-alone suspense novel
- Award-winning, bestselling author
- Also by Carrie Stuart Parks: Relative Silence, Fragments of Fear, Formula of Deception, and A Cry from the Dust
- Includes discussion questions for book clubs
Available Editions
EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9780785239840 |
PRICE | $16.99 (USD) |
PAGES | 336 |
Featured Reviews

Such a excellent mystery with such page turning suspense that was just so very good. Loved it so much

WOMAN IN SHADOW by CARRIE STUART PARKS is a thriller that will keep you guessing right to the end.
The story starts at Targhee Falls Idaho with Darby Graham, a forensic linguist, on her way to the Mule Shoe Dude Ranch. She finds two malnourished dogs, Holly and Maverick, who she saves from being shot by Bram White, the good looking deputy sheriff. The dogs belonged to the Mystery Woman, who seems to have disappeared. Darby takes them with her to the ranch. I love her interaction with them, especially the conversations she has with them.
Darby is suffering from PTSD after an unfortunate mistake she made five years ago which led to her husband being shot and her losing her leg. She is recovering at Clan Firinn. Her counselor has sent her on this holiday to check out what is going on, as a special favour to the owner who is a friend of his. She is to remain incognito and try and work out who is responsible for the strange goings on at the ranch, which is isolated, without electricity, internet or cellphone coverage or modern ways of transport. It is as though the whole place is drowned in shadows and mystery, from the ever present earthquakes, the literally two-faced people in the Shadow Woman's drawings, the abandoned mine, the traps set for Darby and the unsuspecting guests, a serial arsonist, and the murderer or murderers at large.
I want to add that I find the idea of forensic linguists and forensic artists fascinating.
This is a really enjoyable and exciting novel with a great Christian message of redemption. I like to see Darby holding onto the two scriptures that her counselor at Clan Firinn gave her to encourage her.
I highly recommend Woman in Shadow to anyone who enjoys this genre.
I was given a free copy of the book by NetGalley from Thomas Nelson. The opinions in this review are completely my own.
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