Killing the shadows
By: Val McDermid.
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 422
Subjects: Women college teachers -- Fiction; Women psychologists -- Fiction; Serial murderers -- Fiction; Novelists -- Fiction; England -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: "A killer is on the loose, blurring the line between fact and fiction. His prey - the writers of crime novels who have turned psychological profilers into the heroes of our times. But this killer is like no other. His bloodlust shatters all the conventional wisdom surrounding the motives and mechanics of how serial killers operate. And for one woman, the desperate hunt to uncover his identity becomes a matter of life and death.".

"Professor Fiona Cameron is an academic psychologist who uses computer technology to track serial offenders. She used to help the police, but vowed never to work with them again when they went against her advice and subsequently botched an investigation. Still smarting from the experience, she's working a case in Spain when her lover, thriller writer Kit Martin, tells her a fellow crime novelist has been murdered. It's not her case, but Fiona can't help taking an interest.

When the killer strikes again Fiona finds herself caught in a race against time - not only to save a life but also to find redemption, both personal and professional."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Originally published: London : HarperCollins, 2000.