The Shadow Priest: Book Two

by D.C. Alexander

Now a fugitive—having been framed for murder—Special Agent Nathaniel Arkin, a disgraced former intelligence officer, continues his pursuit of a shadowy group he suspects of orchestrating an international assassination campaign targeting charismatic, fledgling fanatics—future Hitlers and bin Ladens—just as they emerge from obscurity, before they are capable of instigating mass murder. The barest of clues lead him on a desperate quest to hunt down the hidden ringleaders of the conspiracy and find evidence that might ultimately clear his name. As he goes along, Arkin begins to wrangle with the question of whether the group should, in the interest of the greater good of humanity, be left to its philanthropic but murderous ways.

Genres: Thriller

227 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 1, 2017

About the author

D.C. Alexander is a former federal agent. His debut novel, The Legend of Devil's Creek, was a #1 best seller. His second novel, The Shadow Priest, was described as "a great beach read" by the USA TODAY Network. Friday Harbor is his sixth novel. He is a native of the Pacific Northwest.

Reviews

[Rob Burton · Rating 3 out of 5]

This second book lost the momentum of the first book and once the MC strikes out on his own loses the witty repartee between the special agents that moved things along nicely. By the final act the whole story gets bogged down in a moral debate between the main character and his nemesis, the shadow priest and his captor. I ended up skimming some of this.

In the first book the author has a detective explain what a deus ex machina is and then in this second book flies close to the wind in finding solutions to the MC's problems - it all falls apart for me and as other reviewers have suggested the ending is somewhat unsatisfactory. Maybe the writer just got tired of the story, or the deadline was looming so he took the easy option.

Its a shame because I enjoyed 80% of the story and the characters were really good and as I mentioned I enjoyed the dialogue between them.

The James Bond ending was the final nail in the coffin - although to be fair there wasn't a beautiful Russian spy in the boat with him.

[Andrew Murphy · Rating 3 out of 5]

The ending wasn't really an ending. I thought the first half of the first book was really good but started dropping off after that.

[Jim A · Rating 4 out of 5]

Continuation of Book One as the title indicates. Reading book one first is a must.

Interesting ending. Not too much can be said about the end game without many spoilers. Read book one and then move on to two. You won't be disappointed.

[Thomas Calhoun · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very disappointed. I enjoyed the first book - interesting characters, plot and locations and lots of action. So I bought #2 to see what happens. And suffered through increasing, repetitive, dialogue on the moral justification of murdering charismatic whack jobs before they turned into new Hitlers, bin Ladens, etc. The action became as tedious as the dialogue, as well as straining the readers' credibility - this reader anyway. And the ending just plain sucked.

[Iris Chacon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Suspense, surprises, and pathos in a heady mix

Fugitive agent Arkin continues his search for the villain he knows as Sheffield. Fellow agent and only ally, Morrison, is along for the ride until things go horribly wrong. The reader is rocketed on a thrill-packed chase where hunter and hunted are often reversed. Fun to read.

[Mary M · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent Sequel

I loved both Shadow Priest books. The suspense had me excited for each new scene. Main character Arkin drew me in. I needed to know what would happen next.

If you like adventure and good versus evil- read both The Shadow Priest Books One & Two!

[MARILYN RAYNER · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thrilling to the end.

Dad ending, but is it really the end for Nate?
A must read for all lovers of intrigue.
Those of faith and non believers too.

[Francisco Paiva Junior · Rating 3 out of 5]

Considerei a parte final do livro fraca, o autor poderia ter colocado mais emoção, pois entendi que se tratava de um livro de ação.
Não recomendo.

[Abibliofob · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is one great story but I am not sure if there will be more. I would love a third book in this series. Stumbled upon this author by chance and got another one on my TBR pile. I can really recommend you to try it out.

[Peter Wrobbel · Rating 1 out of 5]

Really not worth the effort, unbelievable story line with no ending. A shame as the first book was an enjoyable read.

[Marsha Glidewell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good continuation from book 1.
It loses a star as I don’t like the ending.
Stupid place to stop IMHO.

[mr philip r alexander · Rating 3 out of 5]

Disappointed read

Well After the book one this was a poor second. Overall a disappointing read. I expected a lot more somehow

[Mike Ventura · Rating 3 out of 5]

It just... ends. No bow on this one, no real resolution to what the author has been building up to (getting to the real cause of the problem). Best we can hope for is book 3.