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Overview

What if you can enter a madman's cruel mind as he plans his vicious crimes? What if you can see the terrified face of his prey as he moves in for the kill—but you can't stop his frenzy once he strikes?

Psychic Cassie Neill helps the L.A. police catch killers—until she makes a terrible mistake and an innocent child dies. Cassie flees to a small North Carolina town, hoping that a quiet life will silence the voices that invade her unwilling mind. But Cassie's abilities know few boundaries. And she's become certain—as no one else can be—that a murderer is stalking Ryan's Bluff.

It's his fury that Cassie senses first, then his foul thoughts and perverse excitement. Yet she doesn't know who he is or where he will strike. The sheriff won't even listen to her—until the first body is found exactly where and how she predicted. Now a suspect herself, she races desperately to unmask the killer in the only way she knows: by entering his twisted mind. Her every step is loaded with fear and uncertainty...because if he senses her within him, he'll trap her there, so deep she'll never find her way out.

In Stealing Shadows, Kay Hooper introduces FBI agent Noah Bishop, whose rare gift for seeing what others do not helps him solve the most puzzling cases. Now, Bishop's adventures continue in two new electrifying tales of psychic suspense.

Beware of what you see. It's dawn when the police arrive at the murder scene. The victim is propped against a tree, her eyes still open, her head tilted, her lips parted in a silent cry. Just as Cassie Neill predicted. Just as she saw while she was inside the killer's mind. The killer knew she was there. And next time he won't let her get away.

Editorial Reviews

Jill M. Smith
Stealing Shadows is the first book in a "Thrillogy" which will feature three back-to-back suspense novels by the awesome Ms. Hooper. If Stealing Shadows is any indication, readers are in for a terrific thrill ride.
Romantic Times
Publishers Weekly
Rice (Follow the Stars Home; Dream Country) brings her signature sensitivity to this beautifully textured summertime read. Famed artist Hugh Renwick is an adulterous alcoholic who is touched by genius. Long after his death, his wife and three daughters struggle with his oversized legacy and the damage left in his wake. Skye, the youngest, drinks to numb the pain of an abusive marriage and to squelch the memories of a past mistake on a hunting trip with her father, she accidentally shot a man. Meanwhile, the eldest sister, Caroline, hides her vulnerability behind a shell of brittle competence. The family's delicate balance shifts forever when treasure salvager Joe Connor arranges a dive in the waters near their home. Linked to the Renwicks by a tragedy that occurred when he was just a child, Joe helps Skye get sober, melts the ice in Caroline's heart and heals his own scars in the process. As always, Rice excels at evoking the strong but contradictory emotions that both bind and divide families. In her capable hands, what could have been a superficial glitz-and-glamour story of affluence, death and fame rings with truth and warmth. With its crisp New England ambiance and delicate prose, her latest is a lovely celebration of sisterhood, summer and survival. (May 29) Forecast: Firefly Beach will be immediately followed by Bantam's hardcover release of Rice's Summer Light in a marketing campaign tied to the first day of summer, June 21. The tandem publication will provide Rice fans with plenty of beach reading, and the extra advertising support may bring this talented writer the wider visibility she deserves. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
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Telepath Cassie Neil knows the potential cost of helping the police catch the monsters butchering and killing innocent people. She realizes she risks her mind and her soul every time she goes into the mind of these beasts. A soul weary Cassie has entered the brains of too many malevolent beings. She quits the deadly game and moves to quiet Ryan's Bluff, North Carolina. Cassie finds some peace and tranquility for the first time since she first hunted psychopaths. However, her rest and relaxation abruptly ends when a local resident relishes his first kill. Cassie taps inside the twisted pervert's mind and learns he will turn into a killing machine unless stopped. After the town sheriff rebuffs her appeal, Cassie asks Judge Ben Ryan for help. He believes her, especially when the killings start. Together they seek a homicidal murderer terrorizing the community. Kay Hooper's books always contain a special spark so that her current powerful and fascinating tale will not surprise anyone. The para-psychic heroine comes across as vulnerable, leading to readers feeling very sympathetic towards her demons. The story line takes an unexpected twist, especially in the climax. Stealing Shadows steals the hearts of its audience as few novels can.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780553575538
  • Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
  • Publication date: 8/28/2000
  • Edition description: Reprint
  • Pages: 384
  • Sales rank: 131,137
  • Series: Bishop/Special Crimes Unit Series , #1
  • Product dimensions: 4.13 (w) x 6.88 (h) x 1.04 (d)

Meet the Author

Kay Hooper, who has more than thirteen million copies of her books in print worldwide, has won numerous awards and high praise for her novels. She lives in North Carolina.

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"Do you believe in the paranormal?"

That was unexpected and threw him for a moment. "The paranormal? You mean ghosts? UFOs? ESP?"

"Specifically extrasensory perception. Telepathy. Precognition." Her voice remained calm but she was sitting just a bit too stiffly and her clasped fingers moved nervously. She darted another glance at him, so fleeting that all he caught was a flash of those pale eyes.

Ben shrugged. "In theory I always thought it was just garbage. In fact, I've never encountered anything to make me change my mind." It was the fairly cynical mind common to many law enforcement officials, but he didn't add that.

She didn't look discouraged. "Are you willing to admit the possibility? To keep your mind open?"

"I hope I'm always willing to do that." Ben could have told her that he himself was give to hunches, to intuitions he found difficult to explain rationally, but he said nothing since it was a characterisitc that he hardly trusted. By training and inclination he was a man of reason.

Still utterly matter-of-fact, Cassie said, "There's going to be a murder."

She had surprised him again, unpleasantly this time. "I see. And you know that because you're psychic?"

She grimaced, registering the disbelief—and the suspicion of a prosecutor—in his voice. "Yes."

"You can see the future?"

"No. But I ... tapped into the mind of the man who intends to commit a murder."

"Even assuming that, intentions don't always translate into actions."

"This time they will. He will kill."

Ben rubbed the back of his neck as he stared at her. Maybe she was a kook. Or maybe not. "Okay. Who's going to be murdered?"

"I don't know. I saw her face when he watched her, but I don't know who she is."

Ben frowned. "When he watched her?"

She hesitated, her thin face tightening. Then she said, "I was .. in his mind for only a few seconds. Seeing with his eyes, listening to his thoughts. He's been watching her and he's decided to kill her. Soon."

"Who is he?"

"I don't know."

"Wait a minute, you claim you were inside the guy's head, but you don't know who he is?"

"No." She answered patiently, as though to an oft-repeated question. "Identity isn't a conscious thought most of the time. He knows who he is, so it wasn't something he was thinking about. And I didn't see any part of him, not his hands, or his clothing—or his reflection in a mirror. I don't know who he is. I don't knwo what he looks like."

"But you know he's going to kill someone. A woman."

"Yes."

Ben drew a breath. "Why didn't you go to the sheriff?"

"I did, last week. He didn't believe me."

"Which is why you came to me."

"Yes."

Ben picked up a pen and turned it in his fingers. "What do you expect me to do about it?"

"Believe me," she answered simply. For the first time she looked squarely at him.

Ben felt as if she had reached across the desk and placed her hand on him. It was a warm hand.

He drew a breath, holding her gaze with his own. "And assuming I can bring myself to do that? Is there anything you can tell me that might stop this murder from taking place?"

"No. Not ... yet." She shook her head, unblinking."I may see more. I may not. The fact that I connected to him without holding something that he touched, without knowing him, is unusual. It must have been the ... intensity of his thoughts and plans, his eagerness that reached out to me. Maybe I did touch something he had touched without knowing it. Or maybe he was pysically nearby, and that's why I was able to steal the shadows—" She broke off abruptly and looked down once more.

He missed that warm hand. It was another surprise.

"Steal the shadows?"

Reluctantly Cassie said,"It's what I call it when I am able to slip into a killer's mind and pick up bits and pieces of what he's thinking, planning. Their minds tend to be dark .. filled with shadows." Her fingers were really working now, their nervous energy in stark contrast to her calm face and voice

"You've done this before?"

She nodded.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 9, 2011

    Kay Hooper is amazing

    I started with the 12th book in this series, not realizing it was a series, then had to start from the beginning (and ended up reading book 12 again). The books are amazing. She really explains the psychic abilities of each character in a way that is easy to understand and each novel left me wanting more. I can't wait for book 13 to come out!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 3, 2012

    Fabulus!!!!!!!!!

    This is one of my favorte authors she is amazing in the Bishop special crime stories. I have them all in hardcover but lovr them so much and read them over and over again i am getting them for my nook. Love the writing Kay keep it up xoxoxo love love love them. Can,t wait till the new one comes out, thank u so much for your stories i love all 12 OF THEM!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 14, 2012

    A gfreat A good book

    Frist of many.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 8, 2012

    Great book

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  • Posted December 31, 2011

    Enjoyed

    I really enjoyed this book it started out a little slow but ended up being worth while. I was a bit confused about it being a Bishop series because he wasnt introduced until half way to three quarters the way through the book so i am not sure where it is going with him but i will read the second and find out.

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  • Posted June 4, 2011

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    What a Steal!

    Cassie Neal thought she had finally found peace when she left Los Angeles and settled in Ryan's Bluff, North Carolina. A psychic who had worked with detectives to locate serial killers and that ilk, she was looking to put her gifts to rest and live out her life in solitude. Unfortunately, even small towns can have bear the same sins as the big city when women are turning up murdered in Cassie's new home. She reaches out to the skeptical Sheriff to offer her help and then seeks the help of the town's prosecutor, Ben Ryan, when she's rejected. Cassie and Ben have an immediate connection but she is reluctant to follow through on it, feeling she's destined for tragedy. This is a chilling story as you anticipate not only who the killer is but who will be the next victim. Hooper does an admirable job of drawing you into minor characters and having you invest in their outcome. I found myself dreading who the next victim might be as I was unwilling to give up on any of those I'd come to know in the story. The plot was complex while seemingly simple. There were enough clues for me to have a shot at solving the mystery and I came pretty close. The end of the story had an extremely interesting twist that could have been deduced. In the end, Cassie's paranormal abilities are at the heart of this story and her skills are made believable by the author. My only criticism is that the romance meter was a little low but adequate. Ben was very attractive with the requisite amount of flaws and Cassie, of course, was appealing in a poignant way. But, it was difficult to make the emotional connection because it was written pretty dispassionately. This is well written and an excellent start to a promising series, which I plan to continue. It was high on mystery and suspense, keeping my pulse rate elevated through much of the story.

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  • Posted April 13, 2011

    great

    a must read. kept me guesing all the way through. mostly i read detective stories wich this s but has the twist of the syshic verycool.

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  • Posted April 5, 2011

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    Loved this book!!

    Kay Hooper is an amazing writer that is able to take you into the thoughts and feelings each character. She can weave through a story so well. This book was great. I completely related with the main character. Hooper makes it easy to get caught up in this story.

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  • Posted March 26, 2011

    Loved it

    At first i thought it was out of my normal reading but i really got into it and loved it. Easy read. Will read this author again.

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  • Posted January 1, 2011

    great book

    great author

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  • Posted December 29, 2010

    1

    Book 1

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  • Posted March 27, 2010

    Really enjoyed it!

    It was a fun and quick read.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 14, 2010

    An Amazing Start!

    I am a long time fan of Kay's and this book is an amazing start to an amazing series. Each of the Bishop/Special Crimes Unit novels can stand on their own, but I highly recommend reading them from the beginning, because then you get to see the series and the characters bloom. Wonderful writing style, and truly 3 dimensional characters that you immediatley fall in love with. One of those series that you can read over and over, and they will be just like new each time! Happy reading!!!

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  • Posted February 20, 2010

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    Excellent

    The novel was very quick to read because it kept you involved. You want to get to the end to read the result.

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  • Posted September 26, 2009

    Beach read

    Enjoyed it, would buy another series.

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  • Posted April 27, 2009

    stealing shadows

    as always kay hooper has a great book wtih the FBI series, havent had a bad one yet, this book is good reading edge of your seat suspence. well worth the effort

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  • Posted April 4, 2009

    I Also Recommend:

    Thriller

    Kay Hooper is now one of my favorite authors. I love Noah Biship's Special Crime Unit of psychic's . I now have every book in this series and am just starting her last book Blood Sins. The descriptios are pretty ghraphic, but I really enjoy all of her books in the series.

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  • Posted March 25, 2009

    OMG!!

    I loved this book! I read it a long time ago and couldnt stop thinking about it. When i finally tracked it down I had to have it. Then i just found out that it was a series and i fully intend to read the rest. Call me late i know but im here now so look out. LOL. I liked Cassie's character throughout the book. She wasnt one of those women who fall over the first guy they see and she wasnt a crybaby for lack of better words. It was quite an intriguing read.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 23, 2007

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    My 1st time reading Kay Hooper book and for sure wont be my last...love every page of it.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 10, 2007

    Supernatural at it's best!

    If you could read minds, would it be a gift. . . or a curse? . . . Cassie Neill has escaped the crime filled streets of L.A. to silence her mind. She had run to a small town in North Carolina just so she could escape her fate, but danger followed her. She saw a man stalking a woman, heard him planning his kill, but when she went to law enforcement with the knowledge, they wrote her off as a charlatan, until a body turned up dead where Cassie claimed it would be left. Now, the town Sheriff and the town Judge want her help in finding the killer, they want her to get into his mind and read his thoughts. But if the killer senses her, he could trap her in his psychotic mind and leave her there to die!!! ---------------------------------- This supernatural romantic suspense novel starts out fast, full of twists and turns that I will not discuss at the risk of spoiling the story. Mid-way into the story, the book starts to follow around 4 woman whose lives are in no way connected, except that all of them are in the killer¿s mind, in his plans. The suspense is nonstop as you get to guess which woman will be his next victim, and which one will escape. The ending was shocking and there were a few jaw dropping moments. If this first book is any indication of where the rest of them are going, then I can¿t wait to read the next in the series. Original, psychological, and addictive. . .

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