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THE RETURN OF THE SHADOW was the last full-length Shadow novel written by Walter Gibson. It was published in paperback form in 1963, fourteen years after the demise of the magazine. Eight more Shadow adventures were authored by Dennis Lynds for the paperback series, after Gibson decided not to continue due to creative differences, but they were so different that they are really a different series. So, in a sense, this is the last of the official full-length Shadow novels. This story was something of a disappointment to me. I've read all 325 of the original pulp magazine mysteries, and this one just doesn't have the same old feel to it. The characterizations are all accurate, which is to be expected since creator Walter Gibson wrote the novel. The plot is acceptable, but nothing exceptional. Mood and atmosphere all seem to be there. And it hasn't been modernized. But for all that, this story just doesn't click. And maybe that's part of the reason that Walter Gibson didn't write any more of the new paperback series. That, plus the fact that he wasn't offered enough money. Money is the usually-stated reason that Gibson didn't continue with the series. But after reading the novel, I wo

Author

Maxwell Grant

Published

1963

Language

EN