Shame: A Novel

When Alan Russell's Multiple Wounds appeared in 1996, Michael Connelly (The Poet) called it "a searing multilayered thriller that hits all the marks". The Los Angeles Times praised Russell's "ambitious attempt to push the boundaries of the crime novel". Now Russell once again takes his art to a new level with "Shame", the story of a man who is desperate to put his family's horrifying past behind him.Caleb Parker has lived his whole life trying to forget that his father was one of the most notorious serial killers of all time. But 7 Caleb's world is turned upside down with the discovery of a series of corpses -- each marked in the same manner his father once marked his victims. When evidence points to Caleb as the killer, all he can think to do is run -- far and fast.

The only person who believes that Caleb is innocent is Maryelizabeth Line -- who also happens to be the only woman ever to survive one of his father's infamous attacks. Together this unlikely team searches for answers to the soul-searing questions: Who is committing these chilling murders -- and how can he be stopped?