The Chameleon's ShadowFrom the author of The Devil's Feather comes a haunting psychological thriller about a scarred Iraq war veteran whose physical trauma may reflect the inner turmoil of a killer.Somewhere in the endless, deadly desert between Basra and Baghdad, Lieutenant Charles Acland's convoy was attacked. Recovering in the hospital, Charles is crippled by migraines and suspicious of his doctors. He grows uncharacteristically aggressive, particularly against women. Rejecting cosmetic surgery, he moves to London. There he sinks into a quagmire of guilt and paranoia—until an outburst of irrational, vicious anger brings him to the attention of the local police, who are investigating three recent murders. Now under suspicion, Charles is forced to confront his issues before it's too late, but the shadowy forces working against him—or in him—could be more than he can overcome. |
Contents
Section 1 | 7 |
Section 2 | 11 |
Section 3 | 23 |
Section 4 | 40 |
Section 5 | 49 |
Section 6 | 61 |
Section 7 | 79 |
Section 8 | 95 |
Section 18 | 221 |
Section 19 | 231 |
Section 20 | 243 |
Section 21 | 253 |
Section 22 | 264 |
Section 23 | 273 |
Section 24 | 283 |
Section 25 | 295 |
Section 9 | 111 |
Section 10 | 121 |
Section 11 | 132 |
Section 12 | 142 |
Section 13 | 155 |
Section 14 | 164 |
Section 15 | 175 |
Section 16 | 190 |
Section 17 | 209 |
Section 26 | 304 |
Section 27 | 315 |
Section 28 | 327 |
Section 29 | 336 |
Section 30 | 344 |
Section 31 | 348 |
Section 32 | 364 |
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