Tom Piccirilli lives in Colorado, where, besides writing, he spends an inordinate amount of time watching trash cult films and reading Gold Medal classic noir and hardboiled novels. He's a fan of Asian cinema, especially horror movies, bullet ballet, pinky violence, and samurai flicks. He also likes walking his dogs around the neighborhood. Are you starting to get the hint that he doesn't have a particularly active social life? Well, to heck with you, buddy, yours isn't much better. Give him any static and he'll smack you in the mush, dig? Tom also enjoys making new friends. He is the author of twenty novels including The Cold Spot, The Midnight Road, The Dead Letters, Headstone City, November Mourns, and A Choir of Ill Children. He's a four-time winner of the Bram Stoker Award and a final nominee for the World Fantasy Award, the International Thriller Writers Award, and Le Grand Prix de L'Imaginaire.
“One of the most chilling thrillers of the year. Shadow Season is
an intriguing story of isolation and violence with a haunted man at
its center….Piccirilli uses Shadow Season’s unusual setting to
ratchet up the tension, telling a story that is simple, but
nevertheless very suspenseful. He also does a convincing job of
portraying the life of a man who can’t see, adding a unique and
inviting twist to what is already an exciting plot.”—Chicago
Sun-Times
“In Piccirilli's brooding, character-driven chiller, former New
York City cop Finn, recently blinded, wallows in his new role as an
English teacher at a posh girls' boarding school….Terrified of
solitude and driven by his cop instincts, Finn embarks on a
wrenching journey that exposes the raw emotion of a man nearly
destroyed by disability and circumstance.”—Publishers Weekly,
starred review
“Shadow Season has enough mystery, suspense, dread, and mayhem to
satisfy nearly every crime fan....The blizzard ratchets up tension,
as does our eagerness to learn why Finn wants to kill Ray….Terrific
entertainment.”—Booklist
“Shadow Season is a brilliantly paced thriller, and the first book
in a long time that I've stayed up all night reading….In the world
Piccirilli has created, darkness takes many forms, both real and
metaphorical. Make sure you have a bright reading lamp on your
bedside table...you'll need it.”—Crimespree Magazine
“Shadow Season is a beautifully written thriller filled with heart
and wit, sharp dialogue and characters you utterly believe in. A
great ride.”—Robert Ferrigno, author of Heart of the Assassin
"Reading Shadow Season is like being put through an emotional
wringer. Visceral. Savage. Intense.
Powerful. Finn is a fascinating character...I can't think of
another in recent memory with such a multi-faceted personality or
more compelling mix of gut-level feelings."--Bill Pronzini, MWA
Grandmaster
"Tom Piccirilli is at the forefront of the new breed of crime
writers, welding his sense of history to a modern sensibility,
creating a strong new voice."--Max Allan Collins, author of Road to
Perdition
“This is an intense thriller not for sissies….You will appreciate
the portrayal of the main character Finn’s so-called disability,
which really isn’t one given the way he knows how to utilize it.
The entire plot never lets the reader take a breath and never lets
up on the gut-wrenching emotional safari into Finn’s world of
blackness. The dialogue, plot and the multi-layered character
reveals itself to you with hammer blows page after page. Highly
recommended for thriller fans who appreciate a quality read.”—The
Coloradoan
“The book rockets along. This is an 'anyone can die at any time'
thriller, and if you think you've figured out what's going on
before it's all over, well, you're better at figuring than I
am....Piccirilli's been establishing quite a nice reputation for
himself, and this book will only add to that. Check it out.”—Bill
Crider
“Shadow Season is Tom Piccirilli at his absolute best. It is an
erotically charged and brutally violent novel that will please not
only his fans, but should delight anyone who enjoys intelligently
written, high octane thrillers. Shadow Season is highly
recommended.”—Horror World
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