A Stolen Shadow, H L Marsay
A Stolen Shadow, H L Marsay
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A Stolen Shadow

Author: H L Marsay

Narrator: Hannibal Hills

Unabridged: 7 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/10/2024

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

This winter, the York pantomime opens as a farce but closes as a murder scene…Chief Inspector John Shadow returns from a rare holiday to Italy but before he can unpack, he’s investigating the theft of an antique sabre. Everyone involved assumes it’s a prank, however later that evening, a reluctant Shadow attends the local pantomime—his least favorite form of entertainment—with his star struck sergeant. They watch stunned as Prince Charming dies on stage. Shadow suspects poison and launches an investigation. When he discovers the missing sabre backstage, Shadow realises the theft was no joke and the entire cast and crew are murder suspects. Then another body is found….John Shadow is a man of contradictions. A solitary figure who shuns company but is a keen observer of all he meets. A lover of good food, but whose fridge is almost always empty. He prefers to work alone but is assisted by the eager Sergeant Jimmy Chang. Together, the two men must work through an ever increasing list of jealous husbands, angry fathers and spurned lovers to discover the identity of the killer.

About H L Marsay

HL Marsay has always loved reading detective stories and promised herself that some day, she would write one too. A Long Shadow is the first book in her Chief Inspector Shadow series. Fortunately, living in York, a city full of history and mystery, she is never short of inspiration. When she isn't coming up with new ways to bump people off, she enjoys red wine, dark chocolate, and blue cheese-not necessarily together! On the rare occasions when it isn't raining in North Yorkshire, she can be found tramping across the windswept moors with the five men in her life-two sons, two dogs, and one husband!


Reviews

Goodreads review by William on September 24, 2024

This is my review of H. L. Marsay’s A Stolen Shadow, book # 7 in her incredible Chief Inspector Shadow Mystery series. Our story begins with our usual cast of characters assembling. Chief Inspector Shadow spent an extended vacation in Italy saying goodbye to Luisa. His pain from her tragic death nea......more

Goodreads review by Connie on January 29, 2024

This series never disappoints because it is character driven and those characters are just as eccentric as we could hope for in a British cozy mystery. Chief Inspector Shadow is a bit of a curmudgeon and a troglodyte, however, he is evolving slowly over the series. In "A Stolen Shadow' he begins to......more

Goodreads review by Cat on February 11, 2024

Best one so far! Really enjoy all these books they pull me in and I HAVE to know what happened and who done it! I love the fact that its set in York as I used to love there and can picture all the places as I read. Really Hope there are more to come!......more

Goodreads review by Lisa James on March 26, 2024

Another great read! I am gutted. I've just finished the latest Inspector Shadow book and now have to wait for another. Great story, lots of twists. I certainly hope that the TV series makes it to the US! I would recommend this book to everyone.......more

Goodreads review by Alison on April 19, 2025

Three and a half stars. This is the seventh book in the series featuring York detective Chief Inspector John Shadow. Shadow has just returned from a holiday in Italy and is immediately faced with the theft of a sabre from the local army regimental dinner, suspecting nothing more than alcohol-fuelled......more