The Shadows Watch

by Jack Roney

254 pages, Paperback

Published December 1, 2023

About the author

Jack Roney is a former detective and author of the crime thriller series The Angels Wept, The Demons Woke and The Shadows Watch. He is a member of the Queensland Writers Centre and Australian Crime Writers Association. His writing is inspired by over 30 years in law enforcement where he gained experience in general policing, criminal investigation, strategic policy, media and communications and also as an operational skills/firearms and police academy instructor. He draws on his experience to bring authenticity and realism to his writing and to immerse the reader in fast-paced, gritty and emotionally charged stories. Jack has studied Police Leadership and Management, Justice Administration, Government Investigations, Training & Assessment and holds a Diploma in Public Safety & Policing. An early edition of The Angels Wept was shortlisted in the 2018 Watpad Awards. He was selected for the 2020 Queensland Writers Centre Printable Program and 2021 Fishbowl Residency and is a graduate of Curtis Brown Creative and Brisbane Writers Workshop writing courses. His up-coming book The Ghost Train & The Scarlet Moon was the runner up in the Hawkeye Manuscript Development Competition and led to his signing with Hawkeye Publishing. He lives with his family in Brisbane, Australia.

Reviews

[Carolyn Martinez · Rating 5 out of 5]

You can tell that the author is a former detective. His background brings a fullness to characters that I've not seen in other crime novels. I've read this entire series. The Angels Wept, The Demons Woke, and now The Shadows Watch. They're all gripping reads that I highly recommend. I wonder if there will be a fourth book in the series? I found it terribly interesting to read authentic Australian crime.

[Glenn Martin · Rating 3 out of 5]

More solid Aussie crime fiction from an author with a background that enables him to know how things work and how they usually play out.