Shadowmaker, Joan Lowery Nixon
Shadowmaker, Joan Lowery Nixon
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Shadowmaker

Author: Joan Lowery Nixon

Narrator: Stina Nielsen

Unabridged: 5 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/08/2013


Synopsis

Katie Gillian's mother is a dedicated investigative reporter. Her articles have helped innocent men on death row and have halted the illegal dumping of toxic wastes. Now the Gillians have moved from their home in Dallas to a small, quiet Texas town, where Katie's mother is taking six months off to write a novel. In the local high school, Katie feels like an outsider. But as she meets the townspeople, she begins to feel fear as well. Someone prowls around outside her house at night. A homely girl who befriends Katie suddenly disappears. Now the Gillians are determined to discover what evil is lurking in the shadows of this seemingly ordinary town. Joan Lowery Nixon has written more than 90 books for young readers. A four-time winner of the Edgar Award and recipient of numerous other honors, she creates mysteries that immediately grab the attention of young adults. The psychological suspense of Shadowmaker is heightened by Stina Nielsen's dramatic narration.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Pamela on September 02, 2023

We're getting into books now that I don't really remember at all -- I think the final four books I had in my original collection were ones I may have read once? I think moving on to Agatha Christie about this time kind of steered me away from the YA market. So, at least this felt like a new read. Ho......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on January 12, 2022

In this YA novel Katie has just moved to a new town with her mother. Starting a new school Katie is forced to work on a project with a quiet girl that no one seems to like - Lana Jean. Lana Jean goes missing shortly after but everyone is so sure she has just run away. Everyone except Katie, who wants......more

Goodreads review by Gabriela on December 03, 2024

I was in the mood for spooky things and suddenly remembered my favorite author from elementary school days. I would always search every library for new titles from Joan Lowery Nixon and I ate them right up. I haven’t read a YA novel in awhile and was curious how they’d feel now, so I figured it woul......more

Goodreads review by Corie on July 18, 2023

I would have liked it more when I was in middle school. As an adult, it was predictable and sometimes grating that the main character was oblivious. Still, not bad for a short mystery. I remember reading a lot of Nixon as a teen. This is not one of her best books, but would still recommend to a midd......more

Goodreads review by Valerie Lewis on November 09, 2022

I found this book in the depths of my mothers bookcase and decided to read it. The pages had turned an orangish yellow from being on the bookshelf for 20+ years which made it even more intriguing. This book was an easy mystery read and now it can go back to the depths of my mothers bookshelf.......more