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Bishop/Special Crimes Unit #2

Hiding in the Shadows

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A New York Times Bestseller Faith Parker had done what her doctors feared she never awakened after weeks in a coma. But she has no memory of the crash that nearly killed her, or the life that led up to it -- or journalist Dinah Leighton, the steadfast friend who visited her in the hospital until she disappeared without a trace. Now as Faith begins to regain her strength, she's shocked by intimate dreams of a man she doesn't recognize and tortured by visions of violence that feel painfully real. And something inexplicable ties her lost memories to Dinah's chilling fate.

421 pages, Paperback

First published October 3,2000
Series
Bishop/Special Crimes Unit

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Format
421 pages, Paperback
Published
February 2, 2002 by Thorndike Press
ISBN
9780786230587
ASIN
0786230584
Language
English

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Kay Hooper (aka Kay Robbins) was born in California, in an air force base hospital since her father was stationed there at the time. The family moved back to North Carolina shortly afterward, so she was raised and went to school there.

The oldest of three children, Kay has a brother two years younger and a sister seven years younger. Her father and brother are builders who own a highly respected construction company, and her mother worked for many years in personnel management before becoming Kay's personal assistant, a position she held until her untimely death in March 2002. Kay's sister Linda works as her Business Manager, Events Coordinator, and is playing a major role in the creation and operation of The Kay Hooper Foundation.

Kay graduated from East Rutherford High School and attended Isothermal Community College — where she quickly discovered that business classes did not in any way enthrall her. Switching to more involving courses such as history and literature, she also began to concentrate on writing, which had been a longtime interest. Very quickly hooked, she asked for a Christmas typewriter and began seriously working on her first novel. That book, a Regency romance titled Lady Thief, sold to Dell Publishing in 1980. She has since published more than 60 novels and four novellas.

Kay is single and lives in a very small town in North Carolina, not far from her father and siblings. Deigning to live with her are a flock of cats — Bonnie, Ginger, Oscar, Tuffy, Felix, Renny, and Isabel — of various personalities who all like sleeping on manuscripts and whatever research happens to be spread across Kay's desk. And living amongst the many felines are two cheerfully tolerant dogs, a shelter rescue, Bandit, who looks rather like a small sheepdog, and a Sheltie named Lizzie.

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lebannen_
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
April 26,2025
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Even though I remembered the final twist from previous reads, I still enjoyed the book. Kay Hooper has been one of my favourite authors since her first category romance and was maybe one of the first writers to incorporate paranormal elements into even those books.

February 2023:. Rereading
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NewSat3
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April 26,2025
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Kay Hooper's books are all fabulous reads.

She writes fast-paced mysteries with a supernatural bent.

The team dynamics are perfection and the sexual tension just adds to the story.

I highly recommend these books. They are perfect for reading at the beach or for spending the day curled up in front of the fireplace.
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mikanponkan
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April 26,2025
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I’m torn. I obviously liked this book enough to read it in one day. The writing was great and the story kept me hooked. But…I did not like the twist. At all. 100% no from me. When incorporating twist into story, now I don’t like story. What a bummer.
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Lenore1476
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April 26,2025
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Good, I didn’t like the characters as much as the first book. They didn’t seem as fleshed out or as detailed. Still an enjoyable read.
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iminkimomo
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April 26,2025
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Some mystery, some paranormal, all well done. Totally sucks you in!
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Dangerous_Boy
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April 26,2025
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another brilliant book by kay hooper

a coma victim, a missing reporter could these two be linked somehow...

not a lot of bishop in this story but i did enjoy it and the twist at the end...brilliant
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lazy_Modifier
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April 26,2025
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This book was pretty slow going until the end. The ending had more action and surprise twist.
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Multipivot
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April 26,2025
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Bishop?

I'm confused. These are grouped as a series of "Bishop/SCU" books. But so far he is just a secondary character. He, nor the FBI, plays much a party of either of these first two books. So I'm confused. Besides that, I didn't enjoy this story as much as the first. It was slow and I had a hard time connecting to the characters.
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