''Cast of Shadows'' is a 2005 suspense novel by the American writer

Kevin Guilfoile Kevin Guilfoile (born July 16, 1968) is an American novelist, essayist and humorist. Biography Born in Teaneck, New Jersey, Kevin Guilfoile was raised in Cooperstown, New York, where his father, Bill Guilfoile, was Associate Director and Direct ...

. It was published in the United Kingdom under the title ''Wicker''.

Plot summary

The book's plot is set in the near future at a time when cloning has been legalised in the

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. It is based around a Chicago-based cloning doctor, Davis Moore, whose daughter is brutally raped and killed. The doctor uses the murderer's DNA to clone him. The resulting clone is a boy called Justin Finn, whom Moore follows throughout his life, hoping the boy will offer a glimpse into the killer's psyche and perhaps enable Moore to find the identity of his daughter's murderer.

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Review of Cast of Shadows
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