The Shadow Knows

by Kenneth Rosen

While this novel begins and ends in a sophisticated and very pleasant little pub called the Free Press in Cambridge, England, the main character must decide whether or not to accept a somewhat ambiguous job offer in the light of some particularly problematic memories of deception, violence and death. These memories are generated by events in Panama, Cuba, Greece, Cyprus, and the Peopleʼs Republic of China, but their authenticity or validity are often a matter of mystery or conjecture.

194 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 14, 2012

About the author

KENNETH ROSEN was born in Boston, and has lived in Maine since 1965. He recently taught at the American University in Bulgaria, and as a Fulbright professor at Sofia University. Whole Horse, his first collection, was selected for Richard Howard’s Braziller Poetry Series. Others are The Hebrew Lion, Black Leaves, Longfellow Square, Reptile Mind, and No Snake, No Paradise. He founded the Stonecoast Writers’ Conference in 1981, and directed it for ten years.

Reviews

[C Dove · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well written. Book seems to start out slow an the reader can get the mistaken thought that the book is going to be the regular spy thriller. It's not! It's the contemplation and history of an intelligence gatherer who doesn't work for the CIA or the DIS directly! Great read !