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| − | [[Category:2006 Releases]] [[Category:Paranormal]] [[Category: | + | [[Category:2006 Releases]] |
| + | [[Category:RWA Award Finalists]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Paranormal]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Shapeshifter]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Tortured Hero]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Private Eye]] | ||
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| + | * '''Series''': Dirk & Steele #2 | ||
* '''Author''': [[Marjorie Liu]] | * '''Author''': [[Marjorie Liu]] | ||
* '''Publisher''': [[Leisure]] | * '''Publisher''': [[Leisure]] | ||
* '''Year''': 2006 | * '''Year''': 2006 | ||
| − | * '''Amazon Listing''' | + | * '''Amazon Listing''': [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0505526301/ref=nosim/103-3685024-2000659?n=283155 ''Shadow Touch''] |
| + | ==Book Description== | ||
Elena Baxter, who can perform miraculous healings, and Artur Loginovm, a private eye who picks up on people's memories via touch, end up in the same laboratory with other patients who exhibit paranormal traits. The hospital isn't what it seems -- the powers of the patients are being exploited. With the assistance of shape shifters, Elena and Artur escape and solve the mystery of their incarceration. | Elena Baxter, who can perform miraculous healings, and Artur Loginovm, a private eye who picks up on people's memories via touch, end up in the same laboratory with other patients who exhibit paranormal traits. The hospital isn't what it seems -- the powers of the patients are being exploited. With the assistance of shape shifters, Elena and Artur escape and solve the mystery of their incarceration. | ||
Liu's writing is smart, funny, and mature. The book contains [[Thriller|thriller]] elements. Liu is adept at [[World-Building|world-building]], creating an alternate universe for her characters to inhabit. The Dirk & Steele Agency, a paranormal detective agency that employs Artur, has drawn comparisons to The X-Men. | Liu's writing is smart, funny, and mature. The book contains [[Thriller|thriller]] elements. Liu is adept at [[World-Building|world-building]], creating an alternate universe for her characters to inhabit. The Dirk & Steele Agency, a paranormal detective agency that employs Artur, has drawn comparisons to The X-Men. | ||
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| + | == Recognitions == | ||
| + | * [[2007 RITA® Winners & Finalists|2007 RITA® Finalist]] for [[RITA®: Speculative (Paranormal) Romance Categories|Paranormal Romance]] | ||
== Related Titles == | == Related Titles == | ||
Latest revision as of 03:16, 10 November 2022
- Series: Dirk & Steele #2
- Author: Marjorie Liu
- Publisher: Leisure
- Year: 2006
- Amazon Listing: Shadow Touch
Book Description
Elena Baxter, who can perform miraculous healings, and Artur Loginovm, a private eye who picks up on people's memories via touch, end up in the same laboratory with other patients who exhibit paranormal traits. The hospital isn't what it seems -- the powers of the patients are being exploited. With the assistance of shape shifters, Elena and Artur escape and solve the mystery of their incarceration.
Liu's writing is smart, funny, and mature. The book contains thriller elements. Liu is adept at world-building, creating an alternate universe for her characters to inhabit. The Dirk & Steele Agency, a paranormal detective agency that employs Artur, has drawn comparisons to The X-Men.
Recognitions
Related Titles
Part of the Dirk & Steele series.
- Tiger Eye
- Shadow Touch
- The Red Heart Of Jade
- A Dream of Stone and Shadows (novella) in Dark Dreamers
- Eye Of Heaven
- Soul Song
