The Chameleon's Shadow by Minette Walters


Synopsis :

Having received severe head injuries in Iraq, Lieutenant Charles Acland cuts all ties with his former life and moves to London.  Disfigured, alone and unmonitored, he sinks into a private world of guilt and paranoia.  When a customer annoys him in a Bermondsey pub, he attracts the attention of the police, who are investigating three local murders that seem to have been motivated by extreme rage...

Under suspicion, Acland is forced to confront the real issues behind his isolation.  How much control does he have over the dark side of his personality?  Do his crippling migraines contribute to his rages?  has he always been the duplicitous chameleon that his ex-fiancee claims?

Any why, if he hates women, does he look for a woman for help?


This is what I say :

I was very pleased to get hold of a copy of this title after greatly enjoyed reading The Shape of Snakes a while ago.

The Chameleon's Shadow is a rather different psychotic thriller but while it was still a good read, it wasn't as good as The Shape of Snakes.  While the storyline is interesting enough, the plot and directors of the book are rather confusing.

For a while readers are just wondering around not really knowing where the chameleon is leading to.  I don't know weather to feel sorry for Acland or to be fearful of him.  In the end, it's neither.

I don't have anymore of Minette Walters's titles with me but I will be on the lookout for them in the future.







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