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Shadow Woman
(Jane Whitefield #3)
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In her latest adventure, Jane Whitefield, who helps people in trouble disappear from one life and establish a new identity, is hired by a Las Vegas gambling casino executive running from contract killers. But the killers are on the trail of the shadow woman and soon Jane becomes the principle target of their rage and revenge.
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ebook, 432 pages
Published
February 16th 2011
by Ballantine Books
(first published April 1st 1995)
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the chase and the thrilling are as reliably excellent as ever, but i was seriously annoyed by the representation of jane's and carey's marriage. i hoped for a twist that would indicate the absurdity of it, and maybe jane's and carey's side adventures, with their romantic frisson, are that, but i doubt it. perry seems dead serious when he represents jane as wanting a fully dedicated domestic marriage. that this is the novel's weak point is indicated also by perry's failure to resolve it (dramatic
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I am really enjoying many aspects of Perry’s Jane Whitefield series (this is my third). It is a bit dated with phone answering machines and no cell phones.
I’d like to have seen a tighter plot with this one. And I’m not quite sure I am liking Jane being married - it seems a bit too tame a marriage for her character.
I’d like to have seen a tighter plot with this one. And I’m not quite sure I am liking Jane being married - it seems a bit too tame a marriage for her character.
Oct 01, 2015
Frank
rated it
it was amazing
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crime-thrillers-mystery
This is the best, in my opinion, so far in the Jane Whitefield series about a Native American guide who helps people obtain new identities and a new life. In this one, Jane helped a Las Vegas gambling executive, Pete Hatcher, disappear when he had discovered that his bosses were suspicious that he might reveal to the FBI some of the illegal activity known to him. But after leaving Hatcher in Denver and returning to her home near Buffalo, New York, Jane gets a hurried call from him saying that so
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Another good thriller from Perry. I thought I knew a couple of things that were going to happen that did & several I didn't. Awesome! There was a lot of moving around from the bright lights to the loneliest wilderness, all done pretty well with the exception of some of the shooting scenes with the rifle. For instance, you don't hold the crosshairs on a target 50' away when the rifle has been shooting 500 - 1000 yards. You might not even be able to get a target that close in sight. Oh well, it wa
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I really liked this Jane Whitefield story -- what a creative author Thomas Perry is to throw in this twist of a "dual disappear". And the ending . . . amazing how a man can take a whole different perspective on the services provided by Jane from the beginning to the end of the story. 7 out of 10.
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I really liked the first two books in this series mainly because I was impressed with Jane. She is smart, strong and gets things done without messing around. Her background and her role as guide make her more interesting than a standard sleuth and make her stand out from the usual crowd of investigators.
It seems that I’m out of step with quite a few of the other people who have reviewed this book because I didn’t enjoy this story as much as the earlier books.
My problems started as soon as Jane ...more
It seems that I’m out of step with quite a few of the other people who have reviewed this book because I didn’t enjoy this story as much as the earlier books.
My problems started as soon as Jane ...more
It was a weak finish to the trilogy. First two books are superior. I didn't want to say anything negative and was in transit when I finished this book, but circled back to note my agreement with other reviewers who have expressed disappointment.
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Feb 07, 2011
Keri
rated it
it was ok
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2010s-read,
suspense-action
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3* Intense, riveting action, as I’ve come to expect in this series. Hard to stop listening. But in this book, something I haven’t come across so far: humour. Clever writing creating twists that turn out funny enough to make me laugh out loud. Just a dash here and there, welcome relief from all the suspense.
Again, I appreciated the Native American, historical, and outdoor aspects.
Good one!
Again, I appreciated the Native American, historical, and outdoor aspects.
Good one!
Feb 10, 2018
Gloria ~ mzglorybe
rated it
really liked it
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This third book in the series is the better one so far, imho. Less of her dreaming sequences, which admittedly, I’ve skimmed through, and more action. In this installment in the Jane Whitefield series, we see her get married to a doctor, Carey McKinnon, and promise him to leave her old life of “guiding” people behind. For those that don’t know, Jane “guides” good people to safety from perilous situations. This puts her and her clients in danger as most of her guiding requires breaking the law, f
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Nov 27, 2017
Steve Payne
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did not like it
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DNF - I read the first 2 Jane Whitefield books and pretty much liked them. I got half way through this installment, looked over at the pile of books beckoning me on the nightstand and decided I'd had enough. Way too much time spent on the 3 bad guys (and gal) and not much on Jane. This was moving at a snail's pace. A whole chapter dedicated to hit-woman Linda attending a hospital charity dinner with Jane's new husband...for what?
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Dec 10, 2015
Julie
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really liked it
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2015
The first book in this series was great and I couldn't imagine how Thomas Perry could maintain the excitement and stakes through subsequent books. But he does! And so I am binge reading this series. Off to download the fourth book now.
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So I went back and forth on whether to give 3 or 4 stars... Even though I was happy about how the story ended I still gave it 3 because of the horrible marriage Jane ties herself to. Basically most of the end of the book kept my attention, flowed well and was pretty fast paced. There was just something about most of the beginning that kept making me put the book down and wonder if I was even interested in finishing it.
My problem has to do with the relationship between Jane and Carey, supposedly ...more
My problem has to do with the relationship between Jane and Carey, supposedly ...more
Gosh, I read this a little bit ago, actually listened to it on tape, and although I felt there were parts that were uneven (not a big fan of the boyfriend/husband storyline) overall it was good enough that I picked up a few others in the series and hope to find the first couple books as well. I did listen to this on tape, so it may be a little bit better, or a little bit worse, in print. However, overall, it kept me listening and wanting to listen (which means going running or at least walking o
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This third Jane Whitefield novel is not only the best in the series so far, but one of the best, most riveting, most suspenseful thrillers I've ever read. Thomas Perry is a very skilled writer and storyteller, and his characters come to life on the page. The story is twisty, fast-paced and compelling, but the main attraction of this series for me is its strong heroine, Jane, the intelligent, courageous, confident, resourceful half-Seneca guide who arranges for desperate, endangered people to esc
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SHADOW WOMAN - VG+
Perry, Thomas - 3rd Jane Whitefield
Jane Whitefield helps people to disappear. Her client this time is a Las Vegas casino executive who knows too much for the big boys at Pleasure, Inc, who have hired two assassins to take him out. Now the contract killers, Earl and Linda, are on the trail of the shadow woman, not just her client.
I really like this series. There was good suspense but I would have preferred less narrative and more dialogue. I'll definitely read the next. ...more
Perry, Thomas - 3rd Jane Whitefield
Jane Whitefield helps people to disappear. Her client this time is a Las Vegas casino executive who knows too much for the big boys at Pleasure, Inc, who have hired two assassins to take him out. Now the contract killers, Earl and Linda, are on the trail of the shadow woman, not just her client.
I really like this series. There was good suspense but I would have preferred less narrative and more dialogue. I'll definitely read the next. ...more
Jane Whitefield is a Native American who helps worthy people escape horrific circumstances & adopt a new identity. She is a fascinating character, cautious but wily with a good heart for helping people. I look forward to reading the rest of the series (but in order) so I can finish up with Runner, the newest release.
I was surprised that I didn't enjoy this book more. I typically enjoy these kinds of "thrillers," but there was something about the protagonist Jane Whitefield that I just didn't find compelling. The pacing of the story seemed a bit off, as I didn't really feel engaged until the last 50 pages or so.
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Another great Jane Whitefield novel doesn't disappoint
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Did not finish it, so maybe I am not doing it justice. But the idea of Jane becoming a sweet little stay at home dullard just lost me. Seems like a sad end to a good character/ series.
This was a great book and at least equal to the first two. I liked it for some of the reasons other reviewers did not, and some of the differences are philosophical (don't quit reading yet):
1) The Marriage: First of all , there is a marriage. While many male heroes get to be married, or at least have long-term bombshell girlfriends, marriage for female heroines in action thrillers is conspicuously absent. I thought Carey appeared out of nowhere in book #2, and viewing the ending of her romantic ...more
1) The Marriage: First of all , there is a marriage. While many male heroes get to be married, or at least have long-term bombshell girlfriends, marriage for female heroines in action thrillers is conspicuously absent. I thought Carey appeared out of nowhere in book #2, and viewing the ending of her romantic ...more
BOTTOM-LINE:
A potentially excellent book brought down to highly enjoyable
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PLOT OR PREMISE:
Pete Hatcher works in a Las Vegas casino as a low-level executive. When the big bosses decide maybe he knows something that would interest the Feds, Jane has to help him escape to a new life. But the major complication for Jane is that they hire a couple of pros to find Hatcher.
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WHAT I LIKED:
The book covers a lot of ground, with lots of running around the country, and even up into Glacier National Park. It' ...more
A potentially excellent book brought down to highly enjoyable
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PLOT OR PREMISE:
Pete Hatcher works in a Las Vegas casino as a low-level executive. When the big bosses decide maybe he knows something that would interest the Feds, Jane has to help him escape to a new life. But the major complication for Jane is that they hire a couple of pros to find Hatcher.
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WHAT I LIKED:
The book covers a lot of ground, with lots of running around the country, and even up into Glacier National Park. It' ...more
I've previously read The Butcher Boy by author Thomas Perry. This is from a series about a Las Vegas hitman and it was quite good. Shadow Woman is the third book in his series featuring Jayne Whitefield, a shadow woman who helps people escape from life-threatening predicaments.
In this story, Jayne is in Los Vegas helping Pete Hatcher escape from a group of men who own a Las Vegas casino. This is to be Jayne's last case as she is marrying a doctor in her home town near Buffalo NY and has promised ...more
In this story, Jayne is in Los Vegas helping Pete Hatcher escape from a group of men who own a Las Vegas casino. This is to be Jayne's last case as she is marrying a doctor in her home town near Buffalo NY and has promised ...more
Every time I read one of Thomas Perry's Jane Whitefield novels, I'm struck by the detail he unfurls about each place he writes about. I'm not talking about the sights, those big bright oft-photographed locations visitors post to Instagram. What gets me is his descriptions of alleyways and sidewalks, of Dumpsters, flat-roofed spurious commercial buildings and other aging infrastructure. In "Shadow Woman," the third in the series of a Native American woman who spirits away victims who face likely
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Apr 08, 2021
Betsy
rated it
really liked it
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detective-thriller,
2021
This is not the first Thomas Perry book I have read, but it is the first I have read in the Jane Whitefield series. Also, it is the third in that series so I did not begin at the beginning. Unlike some series I didn't feel that beginning in the middle was a problem. Any necessary background information was provided without any kind of artificial construct to do it. I particularly like this book because both the good guys and the bad guys were intelligent people who were able to discover importan
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Shadow Woman has a different twist because Jane decides to marry her Carey McKinnon and give up her life as a guide who helps people disappear. But Jane feels compelled to help Peter Hatcher again because she had to rush his relocation, and he is once again in danger. She intends this to be her last case.
Another twisty action-filled book with a pair of married killers who have been hired to find and kill Peter.
I thoroughly enjoyed the first book, but this may not be the best series for binge re ...more
Another twisty action-filled book with a pair of married killers who have been hired to find and kill Peter.
I thoroughly enjoyed the first book, but this may not be the best series for binge re ...more
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Another complicated, action filled and satisfying story in the Jane Whitefield series! Perry does such a fine job of plotting these intricate plots and using the character of Jane Whitefield to navigate them in a unique and righteous manner. This is perhaps the most complex story of the series and includes some memorably bizarre and dangerous villains yet. In addition, Jane's new marriage is threatened by one of the villains a gorgeous and devious assassin that wants to kill Jane and her husband
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A slow start, but picks up in the last half. There were a few things in the beginning that I didn't like regarding Jane and Carey's relationship: aspects of it that seemed out of character for Jane. It makes sense for the plot, but just didn't seem consistent. Once that wasn't the focus, the story got more focused.
Jane is a terrific character and seeing what and how she does what she does is very interesting. Things get a bit unsettled for her and her 'client' and this presents new challenges t ...more
Jane is a terrific character and seeing what and how she does what she does is very interesting. Things get a bit unsettled for her and her 'client' and this presents new challenges t ...more
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Thomas Perry is the author of 25 novels. He was born in Tonawanda, New York in 1947. He received a B.A. from Cornell University in 1969 and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Rochester in 1974. He has worked as a park maintenance man, factory laborer, commercial fisherman, university administrator and teacher, and as a writer and producer of prime time network television shows.
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