Shadow, The

Name: Shadow, The
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Melanie Raabe
ISBN: 9781662052088

Author: Melanie Raabe, Imogen Taylor (Translator)

Narrator: Jennifer Vuletic

Unabridged: 9 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 01/14/2021

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Psychological

Synopsis

Norah Richter has recently moved from Berlin to Vienna, hoping to put her old life behind her. While walking to her new office one morning, Norah is approached by an elderly homeless woman who utters these chilling words:On the eleventh of February, you will kill a man called Arthur Grimmwith good reason. And of your own free will.Norah is unnervedmany years earlier, something terrible happened to her on February 11, but she chooses to shrug off the encounter as mere coincidence, until a few days later when she meets a man named Arthur Grimm.Soon Norah begins to have a dreadful suspicion: Does she have a good reason to hate this man shes never met? Could he be responsible for the tragic event in her past? And can Norah make sure that justice is done without committing murder?

About Melanie Raabe

Melanie Raabe is the recipient of the Stuttgarter Krimipreis (Stuttgart Crime Prize) for best crime debut of the year for her novel The Trap. She attended Ruhr University Bochum, where she specialized in media studies and literature. After graduating, she moved to Cologne to work as a journalist by day and secretly write books by night.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jayme on January 05, 2021

You are going to want to add this one to your mounting TBR list! 📚 I was mesmerized from the opening paragraph which I will share with you now- Excerpt: “ Norah loved goodbyes. She loved moments of transition: the minutes between night and day, Winter and Spring, one year and the next. She loved new......more

Goodreads review by Sheyla ✎ on February 19, 2021

On the eleventh of February, you will kill a man called Arthur Grimm . . . With good reason. And of your own free will. Well, that certainly is enough to wake up Norah! Who needs espresso when a fortune teller is telling you are going to commit murder on a certain date? Norah Richter is starting o......more

Goodreads review by Michael on January 05, 2021

HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY! An intriguing thriller that almost didn’t make a blip on my radar. Norah is a journalist who has just moved to Vienna from Berlin. One day, while walking through town, a homeless woman stands right in front of Nora and says these chilling words: “On February 11 you will kill a......more

Goodreads review by Jen on January 15, 2021

Bravo!!! 👏 Wow Melanie Raabe, what an amazing, well written book that sucked me right in and held me right up until the end! Another 5 ⭐️ read to start of 2021! Atmospheric read ✔️ Psychological thriller ✔️ Mystery ✔️ Amazing layered symbolism ✔️ Norah has moved to Vienna, after leaving her boyfriend......more

Goodreads review by Ceecee on July 17, 2020

Journalist Norah Richter has moved to Vienna from Berlin following the ending of a relationship. Shortly after her arrival an unnerving prophecy is made by an old beggar woman who tells her she will kill a man called Arthur Grimm of her own free will on February 11th. This date is deeply significant......more