The Shadower

Readers will lose themselves in this surreal spy thriller – and may not find themselves again.

Nadia is a quiet acting student in a country torn apart by a brutal civil war. Between armed men, checkpoints, and arbitrary violence, the theater is her only refuge. After an Ibsen performance, she gets the chance to serve her people: she closely resembles a waitress in the neighboring district whose café is frequented by enemy agents. Would she take her place for a week and install listening devices? It's a dangerous mission that demands all of her acting skill – but she knows she has no choice.

As Nadia moves into the other woman's apartment and life, she loses herself ever deeper in the role. One week becomes two – and she realizes this is not going to end the way she hoped.

In The Shadower, the award-winning siblings Peter and Maria Hoey present a haunting, ice-cold story about identity, espionage, and betrayal.