I read a lot of police to the point of being a little tired of the genre but then I admit I was taped and not being able to let go of the book before the end. Perhaps this is the theme chosen, the impalpable presence of this style Shadowman or employee or open atmosphere by "ordinary urban landscape" but most certainly the author's talent for painting the feelings of his characters We make them believable and endearing. Although the two inspectors (the retired and the young) are there to investigate and lead us on all tracks, satellites characters remain essential A small touch, a page of history proves It is these flashback on time terrible that keep you in suspense and contrast with contemporary life in Miami, under the sun. A survey to defeat the ruthless Shadowman, a shadow of the past or a real threat ???? I give the floor to one of the characters Rabbi Rubenstein "one can never destroy every shadow, Detective, he Said, Not Such a great darkness from (...) aim to destroy one is a great enough achievement" I did not know that John KATZENBACH but this first adventure with him made me want to read more ...