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Serial Killer Z: Shadows Kindle Edition

by Philip Harris (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Secrets are never forgotten.
Marcus Black is a killer. He hides behind a mask of humanity, preying on the living and the dead to feed the shadow that lives within him. When the outbreak began he fled to the mountains, but someone out there knows his true identity, and they’ve summoned him back to the city.

Now the shadow is missing, and without it, he’s lost.

Returning home, Marcus finds the city has changed. The military run brutal work camps while the rich throw parties. Contact with the rest of the world has been lost, and there are rumors of swarms of the dead laying waste to nearby cities.

When Marcus meets Cali Hart, a colleague from his former life, she eagerly draws him deeper into this bizarre new world and offers him a way to reawaken the shadow.

Desperate to get back to his old life, Marcus is drawn to the idea, but should he trust Cali? Or is her own shadow more dangerous than his?

Dexter meets The Walking Dead in this gripping horror series. Get Serial Killer Z: Shadows today and face the dead.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B077M58V6X
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Amazon Digital Services (November 27, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 27, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3762 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 312 pages
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Originally born near Oxford, England, Philip Harris now lives on the West Coast of Canada where he uses his weird mix of creative and technical abilities to write dark speculative fiction and design video games. Sometimes at the same time.

His first publication, Letter From a Victim, appeared in the award winning magazine, Peeping Tom, in 1995. Since then, his short fiction has appeared in numerous anthologies and magazines including The Jurassic Chronicles, Tales from the Canyons of the Damned, Uncommon Minds, and The Anthology of European SF. His adaptation of his short story, Pod Fifteen, won Best First Time Screenwriter (Short) at the 2024 Prague Screenplay Awards.

Not content with just writing short fiction, his published novels include the Serial Killer Z series, The Leah King Trilogy, and an homage to the old pulp science fiction serials – Glitch Mitchell and the Unseen Planet.

Philip is also co-chair of the Greater Vancouver Chapter of the Horror Writers Association, won Most Improved Player for his soccer goalkeeping performance at Dashwood Primary School, and has worked as security for Darth Vader.

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Steven Beltzer
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely awesome!!!
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2019
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I had a blast reading this zombie filled, action packed, and twisted tale. This was part three in a series about a serial killer that is set loose in a zombie apocalypse. The events that lead up to and create the zombies is different and thought provoking. I look forward to the next title in this series.
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Chris Fried @ The Indie Athenaeum
4.0 out of 5 stars Drawn back to his old life, a serial killer must survive both the zombies and deterioration of humanity in this thrilling novel!
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2018
Picking up from the cliffhanger end of  Serial Killer Z: Sanctuary , Marcus is drawn back to the city of Vancouver, Canada where he worked prior to the zombie outbreak. Since his beloved scalpels have been stolen, he is lured there by someone who must have known him before civilization fell, though he doesn’t know who. And they also know him by his real name! But for some reason, he’s lost his killer instinct, feeling an emptiness inside of him. What will he do to find it and will he be successful?

Seeing how the city of Vancouver has been transformed by the military into a safe zone was interesting to see. The connections between this novel and the stories before it come into play here, with ramifications from those novels impacting this one in surprising ways. But what was really intriguing here was that the city has been divided into those with power and influence and those who do not.

The class structure implemented between the haves and the have-nots is startling. There’s a seedy underbelly hiding underneath all that high society, some secrets that are unknown to those in the lower classes of society. This de-evolution adds an additional layer of complexity to the usual necessary survival skills one must hone just to stay alive. Watching Marcus, a loner who doesn’t mix well with others, navigate this aspect of the new world he finds himself in is highly absorbing. It presents new challenges to him that are character-based, which helps illuminate what makes him tick.

Marcus is a misguided individual who sincerely believes he has the power to release the darkness from people, using his scalpels to do so. He’s drawn to this shadow in his soul and it provides an eerie comfort to him, as it’s been a part of his world since his childhood. Now that his shadow has disappeared with the loss of his scalpels, it creates an existential crisis for him. For what is a serial killer without his killer instinct?

This heart of the plot was what I enjoyed the most, as what draws him here is Cali. As it turns out, she is someone from his past who we’ve been previously introduced to readers in the prequel story  Serial Killer Z: Infection . She seeks him out for selfish reasons, as she also hides a darker side within her… and she wants Marcus’ help to unlock it!

Since he cannot find his mojo, observing their back and forth as she tries to help him unlock his own, their collective efforts to do so are enthralling to see. Since this includes killing others and experimenting with creating their own zombies, there is plenty of action revolving around these activities. It helps bring him back to memories of his childhood and his time with his mother. However fleetingly this occurred, it gave me a better understanding of Marcus’ origins and this was a welcome development of his character.

Even though the city has mostly been protected, there are plenty of zombies around as well. Both outside the walls and in, people must still work to keep them from overrunning the city. From the labor camps to the sequences about getting the zombies out of the harbor leading into the bay, these scenes are exciting and filled with obstacles that are difficult to overcome without winding up dead. And there is plenty of death to be found, both from the military brutally trying to keep citizens in line and at the hands of the zombies themselves.

The action sequences are as relentless as the zombies, even those roaming inside the less protected parts of the city. The entire novel moves at a brisk pace, deftly combining the zombie action, Marcus’ search for his shadow and the development of this new society that Marcus feels out of place in. Overall, it makes for a compelling novel that is involving and makes me want to know what is going to happen next.

Having read all three novels in the series now, I only have two complaints. The first is the larger pattern of these novels, which is becoming predictable. Without spoiling it, I will say that there is a similarity with the way each novel builds up the civilization it depicts and how difficult it is to survive in it. Then, a small amount of stability is established for the different characters and the society they all live in. By the time we reached the ending of each one, I could guess what direction the story was going to go in and it turned out I was correct. That pattern in the ending was the same each time.

This doesn’t detract from the execution and the craft of the writing itself or its characters, all of which was captivating and kept me turning the pages. But the larger plotting of the novel followed the same formula established in the other two novels. This was a bit of a disappointment and took away some of my enjoyment in reading the finale, especially once I knew where it would lead.

My second complaint is that we didn’t see enough of Marcus’ childhood to see how he became the serial killer he is today. We get some glimpses into his past and to the way his psyche works but I would have wanted to see more of that. Since this novel brings him back to face his past, I was hoping for more exploration there. Marcus is a great character and his inner conflicts on display here as he tries to rediscover his serial killer side make for enthralling psychological drama. Given that this is a series of novels, there is more opportunity to do more of this later in the series. I was hoping for a deeper origin story but instead felt like I only got pieces of one.

Overall, this is a great entry into the author’s Serial Killer Z series. I want to read more about Marcus and where his adventures take him next. This journey of continued discovery of who he is and how he can continue to function as a serial killer after the apocalyptic fall of civilization is a fascinating one that I enjoy. It’s an effective combination of those two genres, creating something refreshing and different, imbuing it with a unique perspective that makes for great reading.

Please note I received an advance readers copy of this ebook.
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Alina Hart
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Good Installment in the Serial Killer Z series.
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2017
'Shadows' is the third installment in the Serial Killer Z series. Here Marcus is forced to go back into the city he left long ago. But upon returning home, he finds that everything has changed, and NOT for the better.
Meeting an old acquaintance, Marcus now has to figure out if he can trust her or not in order to get back an important part of him he feels empty without.
A good entry into the series that advances Marcus' story and brings the reader deeper into this zombie infested world. It's always interesting to see how little pockets of the world get on while the rest of the world plunging into chaos. With each book, we see different communities and how they are dealing. New characters are introduced - bring different elements to the overall story. Marcus' interactions with these characters are always intriguing.
We also get a deeper understanding of Marcus' 'shadow. Overall, a good installment in the series. Enjoyable.
I read an advanced copy of this title.
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Michael A Monarch
5.0 out of 5 stars The wild ride continues
Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2018
After fighting zombies and bad people in the countryside,
our serial killer friend decides to go back and check out his city
where this whole thing started.and
I thought this might be an I Am Legend type scenario, but
the city is actually very active with living people.
They have adapted to the zombie situation in some
interesting ways.
As with the previous books in this series, this a fun,
fast moving, twisting and turning ride. Looking forward
to Dead Isle.
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Wallie Dingwall
1.0 out of 5 stars You will hate yourself for supporting this crap...
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2018
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Philip Harris is a good writer. He tells a good story. But I just don't understand why he would have his main character be a serial killer in the life before the apocalypse and continue after. That fact added nothing to the story and it made it impossible to get behind the guy. Just like you can't un-ring a bell or un-smell a fart, you cannot un-remember that this guys likes cutting people up. I bought this book and forced myself to read it thinking there would be some redeeming point for the guy. But no. I then said I would try the next one and got a few pages into it and just decided I was going to really hate myself for supporting this crap and deleted it off my Kindle. Mr. Harris, reconsider what you're doing.
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E. Figueroa
5.0 out of 5 stars Best One Yet!
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2017
This by far is my favorite of the series. I really liked that there are many references to the prequel (which made me go back and read it again) and having one of the storylines come full circle or at least I think it did. In the action and suspenseful moments, I find myself hoping Marcus survives. Is it wrong to side with a serial killer??? Can’t wait for the next installment.
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charon
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book in the series!
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2017
One more great chapter in the Killer Z series. This won't be a spoiler, but lots of twists and turns in this one, as well as quite a few new characters in Marcus' world. Great work Philip Harris!!
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