Shame, Alan Russell
Shame, Alan Russell
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Shame

Author: Alan Russell

Narrator: Luke Daniels

Unabridged: 8 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 12/11/2012

Synopsis

Nominated for the Anthony and Macavity Awards for Best Mystery Novel of the Year.Although it’s been many years since the death of his father—an infamous serial killer known as Shame—Caleb Parker still struggles to free himself from his father’s dark shadow. Caleb wishes only for a normal life without being branded a “killer’s son,” but his dreams are shattered when a new string of murders surfaces that are all too reminiscent of Shame’s terrible killings.When the police label him the prime suspect, Caleb forges an unlikely partnership with true-crime author Elizabeth Line, a writer whose career began when she survived an encounter with Shame and who then went on to document his life—and death. As the body count begins to pile up, Elizabeth and Caleb come to the conclusion that one of them has been targeted by the killer, and a game of cat and mouse begins as they try to uncover the murderer’s identity before becoming his next victims.Brutal and unapologetic, Shame draws you into the mind of a serial killer with no chance of escape until the last page is turned.

About Alan Russell

Alan Russell is an award-winning writer and California native whose wild imagination continues to get the best of him when it comes to his literary achievements. A proud father of three and an avid gardener, Alan blames his busy home-life for the long delay between works—though his readers agree each new book is worth the wait. Inspired by the “what if” factor, Shame is his sixth novel and explores the psychological inner-workings of a serial killer whose son is forced to live in his shadow. Drawn to the bold and daring, Alan continues to churn out new page-turners that are sure to continue to thrill his readers.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Katy on January 25, 2014

My Synopsis: I don't know if I can even begin to describe how this novel affected me. None of the characters are what they seem and all of them drag with them some hidden shame that causes them to try to change who they are. Looming over them, from the distant past, is a serial murderer named Gray P......more

Goodreads review by Duffy on September 01, 2017

Close to really good Alfred Hitchcock knew you lost the audience when the protagonist did something obviously stupid. The Grey Junior character did unbelievably stupid things several times. There's no plausible reason the writer character is alive at the end. The serial killer pathology parts were fu......more

Goodreads review by Glass Fairy on December 10, 2014

This book was awesoooommmee! It begins with an excerpt from a book by Elisabeth Line, which was so good, I googled her to find her book, which was quite silly really, because Elisabeth Line is a fictional character and one of the main ones in Alan Russell's Shame. I enjoyed that the author knew how t......more

Goodreads review by wade on December 24, 2012

This is the reissue of a book originally put out in 1998. I think it has stood the test of time quite well. It is very dark centering on ritualistic mass murders of young women. The principal character in a true crime writer who ends up getting herself into the vortex of all the violence without re......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on August 04, 2018

"An Explosive Creative Story" In this intense, riveting novel, Caleb Parker is still haunted by the death of his father who was an infamous serial killer called "Shame." Caleb only wants a normal life, but soon more killings appear which seem to be linked to Shame's killings. Caleb is now the suspect......more

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