Shadow Man - Charlie Moon, Bk 10 Author:James D Doss When a former prosecuting attorney is killed by a shot from a long-range rifle while dining late one evening at an exclusive Granite Creek, Colorado, restaurant, it seems obvious that a vengeful criminal is to blame. But orthodonist Manfred Blinkoe was sitting ten feet away and he insists to Chief of Police Scott Parris that he was the int... more »ended victim. In fact, he claims that just before the shot was fired, he saw his doppelganger--an eerrie look-alike -- as he has in the past just before other near-death experiences. Terrified that his would-be killer is getting closer and closer, Blinkoe hires Ute tribal investigator Charlie Moon to find this mysterious stalker before he can hit his mark.
But before Charlie or Scott -- or the lovely FBI special Agent Lila McTeague, also working out of Granite Creek -- can get anywhere in their respective investigations, the killer stikes again, and this time he doesn't miss. Charlie, a reluctant private eye who would much rather be working out on his cattle ranch than playing detective, suddenly has a much bigger -- and much more dangerous -- case to solve.
As usual in James D. Doss's clever, intricately drawn mysteries, the cagey Charlie Moon and his Ute shaman aunt, Daisy Perika, share the spotlight in Shadow Man, using investigatory techniques practical and spiritual to unearth the mysteries of southern Colorado. « less