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The Shadow Carver

By: Nadine Matheson
Narrated by: Debra Michaels
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‘I devoured The Shadow Carver … A hair-raising thriller that cuts deep’ Trevor Wood, The Man on the Street

'An absolutely brilliant book. It's dark. It's gory. It's full of drama and so fast-paced. I loved it' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'It was disturbing, fast-paced, full of unexpected twists and turns, gripping, gritty, horrifying and unputdownable' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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A killer who cuts straight to the bone …

A CHILLING MURDER

When a convicted killer is released and later found brutally murdered, DI Henley and the Serial Crimes Unit are pulled into a deadly investigation with links to other recent attacks – all the victims are connected by the vicious signature left behind by the killer.

A KILLER LURKS

Henley and her team begin to connect the dots between the killings, and realise the murders are part of something more sinister. Each victim has been chosen with a deadly precision, their deaths carved out with a shocking cruelty.

THE HUNT IS ON …

As the rampage continues and the case spirals into a terrifying hunt for the killer, the line between predator and prey begins to blur. Henley and the SCU are running out of time … Can they outsmart a monster before they strike again?

****

Praise for Nadine Matheson:

‘A story that’s dark, tense, action-packed, and so, so clever’ Andrea Mara, number one Sunday Times bestselling author

‘Gruesome and gritty’ Liz Nugent, Sunday Times bestselling author

‘Matheson writes sharply [and] with a light, witty touch’ The Telegraph

©2026 Nadine Matheson (P)2026 HarperCollins Publishers
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It took no time to re engage with these characters, the story was brilliant and other little stories were emerging, all ready for the next book?

The storyline

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I was eagerly awaiting this next book in this series. I am invested in the characters and Nadine’s storytelling is excellent. However the narration on this book is almost unbearable. Pronunciations have been changed (Pellacia drove me nuts). Accents are all over the shop - is Remuta from Bradford, Mumbai or Swansea? Copeland’s Welsh accent goes via Hydrabad and overall the accents are so distracting. The pace and tone of the characters has changed dramatically. Inside the SIU there is just not the life in the characters there was before. The narrator is often flat or staccato and the tension that the previous person was able to create is non existent. I am beyond disappointed in this performance. Were I not so invested in the story I would have given up it’s that bad.
Such a shame. I am really sorry to be so negative but unfortunately I struggled to enjoy this book.

Great story, dreadful narration

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WHAT GREAT STORY LINES AND THOUGHT NADINE HAS PUT INTO THE CHARACTERS AND WATCHING THEM EVOLVE AND NOW ADD INTO THE MIX DC COPELAND WHO IS GOING TO BE TROUBLE. MY ONLY COMPLAINT IS THE NARRATOR SHES PRETTY AWFUL BUT I LOVE THE STORIES THAT MUCH I STICK WITH HER SORRY DEBORAH BUT A FEW OF THE CHARACTERS SOUND THE SAME NO DIFFERENCE FROM MALE TO FEMALE NOT ENOUGH CHANGE IN DICATION OR EMOTION IN SOME AREAS VERY FLAT I GAVE THE STORY A 5 PERFORMANCE A 3
OVERALL 4 THINK ABOUT CHANGING NARRATORS PLEASE

LOVE THIS SERIES ONLY THE ONE COMPLAIN NADINE

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Great next book of the Henley series. Have loved each book and each one has got better and better!

FIVE STAR READ

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I was so excited when I downloaded this one but was quickly disappointed. The narrator had changed and though the storyline was excellent, the reading just wasn’t. The characters felt flat and the accents were really poor.

Good story

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