The Shadow is back and saving the president-and the world-from inconceivable disaster.
Lamont Cranston, aka The Shadow, has never been prouder of Maddy Cranston, who's graduating college and starting an internship at a New York City public defender's office.
But she still has a lot to learn. Especially about her undeveloped powers of shape-shifting and mind-control inherited from her mentor, Lamont.
The two crime-fighters might look like father and daughter (or rather, great-great- granddaughter), though it's their mental powers that unites them.
With Lamont investigating multiple deadly assaults on the world-the geological super-weapon "Terrageddon" and the deadly virus "Newbola"-Maddy goes undercover to investigate a trafficking ring ensnaring people her age, until an errant attack exposes her vulnerability … and unlocks her confidence.
Only if Maddy and the Shadow can combine forces can they erase the threat of The President's Shadow. James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time. He is the creator of unforgettable characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women's Murder Club, Jane Smith, and Maximum Ride, and of breathtaking true stories about the Kennedys, John Lennon, and Tiger Woods, as well as our military heroes, police officers, and ER nurses. Patterson has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, and collaborated most recently with Michael Crichton on the blockbuster Eruption. He has told the story of his own life in James Patterson by James Patterson and received an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.
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