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The Shadow

Melanie Raabe
Contents ( 83)
  1. Praise for Melanie Raabe
  2. PRAISE FOR The trap
  3. PRAISE FOR THE STRANGER UPSTAIRS
  4. the Shadow
  5. The Shadow
  6. Prologue
  7. 1
  8. 2
  9. 3
  10. 4
  11. 5
  12. The Woman
  13. 6
  14. 7
  15. 8
  16. 9
  17. 10
  18. 11
  19. The Mystery of Fascination
  20. 12
  21. 13
  22. 14
  23. 15
  24. 16
  25. 17
  26. 18
  27. Premonition
  28. 19
  29. 20
  30. 21
  31. 22
  32. 23
  33. 24
  34. 25
  35. 26
  36. 27
  37. 28
  38. 29
  39. 30
  40. 31
  41. 32
  42. 33
  43. 34
  44. REVENGE
  45. 35
  46. 36
  47. 37
  48. 38
  49. 39
  50. 40
  51. 41
  52. 42
  53. 43
  54. DECISIONS AND INATTENTIVENESS
  55. 44
  56. 45
  57. 46
  58. 47
  59. 48
  60. 49
  61. 50
  62. THE CAPACITY TO KILL
  63. 51
  64. 52
  65. 53
  66. 54
  67. 55
  68. ART AND DEATH
  69. 56
  70. ON FEAR
  71. 57
  72. 58
  73. 22 hours earlier
  74. 59
  75. 60
  76. 61
  77. 62
  78. 63
  79. 64
  80. 65
  81. 66
  82. Epilogue
  83. Acknowledgments
Cover: The Shadow, by Melanie Raabe. You will kill a man. Of your own free will.

Praise for Melanie Raabe

PRAISE FOR The trap

“Intricately constructed … nicely done twists and turns.”
— Kirkus Reviews

“Suspenseful … taut storytelling.” — Publishers Weekly

“You won’t be able to resist.” — Elle UK

“The Trap had me hooked from the start. Linda’s story unravels so cleverly, and Raabe keeps you questioning what’s fact and what’s not right to the end, ratcheting up the tension at the same time … A genuinely gripping debut: I had to keep reading until I was finished!”
— Debbie Howells, author of The Bones of You

“A page-turner with a plot that surprises … The storm that The Trap generates is as big as its charm.”
— Die Welt (Germany)

“A smart and enthralling psychological thriller … splendidly entertaining.”
— WDR (Germany)

“A fascinating psychological thriller.”
— Bild (Germany)

PRAISE FOR THE STRANGER UPSTAIRS

“What more could you want from a story than complete, unrelenting tension and creepiness to the point that you are nearly terrified to find out what is going to happen? That, in a nutshell, is The Stranger Upstairs — this absolute rollercoaster that makes you question everything you thought you could trust.” — Magnolia Reads

“Full of suspense, right up to the final paragraphs …
An edgy thriller.” — AU Review

“Another unsettling and slippery psychological thriller that keeps you guessing up to the last page.” — Readings

“A classic domestic noir … Generates sustained psychological suspense that gets under the skin.” — Age

“The fear is palpable … You’ll be engrossed every step
of the way.” — Better Reading

“Raabe cleverly sets up her story, inserting twists and red herrings so that the reader is kept guessing until the final, staggering reveal. Flawlessly translated from German by Imogen Taylor, this page-turner is even better than Raabe’s debut.” — BookMooch

“Raabe once again delivers an enjoyable, page-turning, high concept domestic noir thriller.” — PS News

“This psychological thriller will keep you guessing until the end.” — Daily Life

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Shadow

Melanie Raabe

Translated from the German by Imogen Taylor

Logo: Spiderline (House of Anansi Press Inc)

Copyright © 2018 btb Verlag, a division of Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbH, Munich, Germany

English translation copyright © 2020 Imogen Taylor


First published in German as Der Schatten in 2018 by btb Verlag, a division of Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbH, Munich, Germany

First published in English in 2020 by The Text Publishing Company, Australia

First published in Canada in 2021 and the USA in 2021 by House of Anansi Press Inc.

www.houseofanansi.com


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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication


Title: The shadow / Melanie Raabe ; translated by Imogen Taylor.

Other titles: Schatten. English

Names: Raabe, Melanie, 1981- author. | Taylor, Imogen (Translator), translator.