When Shadows Fall (Samantha Owens Novels): Written by J. T. Ellison, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Mira Books [Mass Market Paperback] Mass Market Paperback – 10 Sept. 2014

Like the other books in this series l could not put it down. It is a mixture of mystery, detection and grit

Good

Gripping read. I couldn't put this book down. Have read and enjoyed numerous books by this author and this one doesn't disappoint.

Great author/ will look out for other books by this author/

very good read enjoyed the fact that it linked with the Taylor Jackson stories

It is a brilliant book with lots of twists, It hard to put it down.

Dr. Samantha Owens receives a letter one day that will seriously impact her life. It begins: “Dear Dr. Owens, If you are reading this letter, I am dead and I would be most grateful if you could solve my murder . . . “ The first complication appears to be that the man who apparently sent th letter is indeed dead, but his death had been ruled a suicide. The second complication arises from the will, of which she has a copy: It requests that she autopsy his body, the results of which differ strongly from the first one. Further, she must locate each of the several beneficiaries, a difficult task and one with many consequences.Still recovering from traumatic events described in the preceding books in the series, Dr. Owe3ns (“Sam”) is about to begin an entirely new phase of her life as the head of the forensic pathology department at Georgetown University Medical School in Washington, D.C., quite a departure from her former position as Chief Medical Examiner for the State of Tennessee. She has chosen her new job despite being offered one as special consultant for the FBI, not without misgivings. The book is replete with fascinating and well-drawn characters in Sam’s life, both professional and personal.About halfway through the book, things take a sudden turn, with things going off on an entirely different tangent, one which didn’t engage this reader quite much as what had preceded it, although there were certainly hints of what was to come, some of it still very unexpected. While the tale as a whole was an interesting one, with some very dark aspects, I must admit that I found the whole somewhat less satisfying than its parts.

Great book.amazing

This is the first book of this series that I have read. Yes it could have some comparisons to the great Dr. Scarpetta, however I found Dr. Owens much less whiny. I enjoyed the whole plot with a serial killer, less than enchanting cult leader, multiple other sub plots that kept me reading, and reading, and reading. I thought there were a few unanswered questions, however after I had finished the book I realized that the answers were given- the author gives us credit for having a few brains. It is well written and edited even though my eyes still found one or two typos. Not bad considering the length of the book. Yes I have now purchased the other books. Well worth my money.

This is an amazingly complicated and nuanced story. You think you know what's going on only to realize that things aren't what you thought they were. The story begins when Sam receives a letter from a man who claims that he has been murdered and asks Sam to find out who killed him. From that moment on, the reader is falling down the rabbit hole and into a fascinating, dangerous, and deeply conspiratorial story. Loved it!

I love the Samantha Owens series, her move to Washington DC has been challenging and from a readers point of view bloody thrilling and awesome, these books are hard to put down once you start you can't wait to figure it all out and find not only the real killer but the whole story behind everything that happened because there is always more than meets the eye in this series.

I am a complete fan of Dr Samantha Owen. I cant wait for the next book. It's fast paced, beautifully written, fabulous characters. A must read!

enjoyed