Watch the Shadows - Softcover

Winter, Robin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 098632650X ISBN 13: 9780986326509

Publisher: White Whisker Books, 2015

Synopsis

In the college town of Isla Vista, California, small, odd things start happening. Science-geek Nicole notes the crows are leaving. Meg Burdigal can’t find her tabby cat, Schrand. Brian the postman feels uneasy at the rustlings, the shadows he’s seen at the edge of his vision on his delivery route in town. Now Nicole sees fewer and fewer homeless in the park. Using her knowledge of biology and forensics, Nicole searches for answers—but will anyone take the horror she finds seriously? In this unusual thriller, "Watch the Shadows," author Robin Winter explores where the ordinary slams against the extraordinary. “Robin Winter’s 'Watch the Shadows' deftly dances back and forth through the shadow world between the real and unreal, where shadows are the gatekeepers of a nightmare that is all too real.” –Matthew J. Pallamary, author of "Land without Evil" and "Spirit Matters" “'Watch the Shadows' is a wickedly scary book, a haunting reminder that what may seem innocuous could kill, that our best intentions might be deadly. It is a terrific combination of the best and worst of humans and the Other we might not see until it’s too late.” –Lorelei Armstrong, author of "In the Face" “'Watch the Shadows' has the ‘uh-oh’ early warning signs and shocking revelation of danger that one associates with a good classic 1950s horror film. This is an entertaining read, a page-turner with a strong undercurrent of compassion and wisdom, and featuring an engaging young heroine, a budding scientist we’d like to see more of in future books.” –Douglas Nicholas, poet, "Something Red" and "Iron Rose"

About this title

From the Author

I think writers block has one simple surface answer and that is to always be writing at least three books with three distinct problem sets and characters. Add a couple of poems to be editing and a few short stories, with a fall-back file of blog posts and you're good.

Review

"Impressionistic writing invites the imagination into this sci-fi mystery with idiosyncratic characters." - Christine Canfield, Foreword Reviews

"Full of ooey-gooey scary stuff and mystery and the occasional snicker, this book kept me on the alert all the way through." - Leila Taylor, Buried Under Books

"I found myself clutching the cover of the book and holding onto so tightly that if someone wanted to take it from me, he or she would have had to pry it out of my hands." - Lisa Binion, Writopia

"It's most definitely a read on the creepy side." - Jessica Nottingham, Hopelessly Bibliophile

"A book about things that not only go bump in the night, but also in the day." - Betsy Perez, I Sold My Soul for Books

Edition details

• Publisher: White Whisker Books
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 098632650X
• ISBN 13: 9780986326509
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176