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Mystery · 1993 · PG-13

Wolf in the Shadows

by Marcia Muller

A missing man. A chase across the American Southwest. And a detective falling for the person she's hunting.

San Francisco private investigator Sharon McCone's search for a missing man leads her into a dangerous tangle of corporate secrets, government cover-ups, and ruthless killers. As she races across the American Southwest, she begins to fall for the man she's hunting — even as someone else is hunting him to silence him permanently.

For14+GenreMysteryLength320 pagesRead time~8.9 hoursCommunity ratings0

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Violence

Some

Violence in pursuit of a dangerous secret; some physical confrontations

Language

Barely any

Contemporary California dialogue; mild language

Sexual Content

Barely any

A developing romantic complication — adult

Substance Use

Barely any

Social drinking

Emotional Intensity

Some

The psychological tension of being both hunter and potential prey; falling for someone you're supposed to be objective about

What this book is about

San Francisco private investigator Sharon McCone's search for a missing man leads her into a dangerous tangle of corporate secrets and ruthless killers. As she races across the American Southwest, she begins to develop feelings for the man she's hunting — even as someone else is hunting him to silence him permanently. A fast-paced McCone mystery with some of the series' most cinematic scope.

Notes for sensitive readers

Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.

Physical danger escalating across the investigation

A romantic complication that compromises objectivity

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