Shadow Dance
by Susan Andersen

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Book Review: A slow dance overshadowed by overwrought melancholia
Summary: 2 Stars

If you expect a frenetically-paced thriller, you are in for a double disappointment because Ms. Andersen sluggishly tugs the predictible murder sans who-dun-it with rhetoric crime procedurals and listing of the usual suspects. The uninspired plot of Seattle detective Tristan McLaughlin transferred to Reno embarking on a serial-killer trail secrets little surprises. There is the routine scares and threats for virginal dancer Amanda Rose whom he is assigned to protect - and she becomes his love-interest as obligations and feelings interweaves.

Perhaps the only savoury element is the romance with Ms. Andersen spending much time in character development. Orphaned solitary Tristan hides beneath his shield a reserve of emotions while Amanda haunted by the death of her sister, sets expectations she is unable to achieve and is self-deprecating in nature. Ms. Andersen shows much-needed maturity towards the end in her narration on Amanda's psychological traumas and self-imposed barriers.

So is this supposed to be a thriller or archetypal romance? The problem is Ms. Andersen cannot decide. In-depth characterization becomes overly extraneous to the suspense and the melancholia of overwrought drama unfortunately overshadows the featured murder and erases its grit and panache to end with a slow dance.

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• Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Mystery
• Thrillers > Suspense
• Romance > Contemporary