Shadow Dancers

Series #3

by Suzie Clarke

Security specialist Rachel Portola and her wife, Claire, have begun to rebuild their lives and hope for their future. Rachel has made a promise to stay far away from danger, but her loyalties are tested when two of her team go missing while searching for Eshee Yumiko, the woman who will stop at nothing to see Rachel suffer. Rachel must find a way to become the hunter rather than the hunted and put an end to Eshee’s vendetta. But all Claire sees are Rachel’s broken promises, and her obsession to keep them safe by putting herself in peril may be the very thing that tears them apart for good.

281 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 11, 2022

About the author

Suzie Clarke is a native of Northeast Ohio and has a medical and business background. Before her life as a writer, she specialized in public health, working with women in all aspects of their lives. When not writing, she can be found spending time with her family, backpacking, or out on the golf course.

Reviews

[Kaye · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the third and final in the Moon Shadow series and it really helps to read these books in order. Rachel Portola and her wife Claire again find their lives in danger. Eshee Yumiko is determined to kill them and everyone around them because of things in the previous stories. Working with her secret government agency team it goes from one action packed moment to the next. I don't want to share many details. There is another romance happening as well. This is a good ending to there series. If you liked the first two you will enjoy this one. It is for action/thriller readers. The relationship between Rachel and Claire is sweet and still growing in trust and dealing with such dangerous work. I particularly liked the ending. Thank you to NetGalley and Bold Strokes Books for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

[Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one of those books that you read twice. Once because you want to zip through and find out who survives, who wins, and what the hell happens. Second time to enjoy the writing, the characterisation and the tense plotting. The third in a series, this can be read alone but you’ll enjoy it more if you’ve read the other two. It helps to understand the tensions in Rachel and Claire’s relationship and why Yumiko is such a treacherous foe.

Ms Clarke is very skilled at piling on the angst and keeping you guessing. The good guys do not come through unscathed and indeed sometimes the good guys make decisions that are very grey. But it always seems credible and in keeping with the characters as created.

I do enjoy Ms Clarke’s writing and will be looking out for her next book. I was given a copy of this book by Netgalley