Shadows Before the Sun
core novel 2012 Charlie Madigan
Record
| First published | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.23 (2,139 ratings, collected 2026-11-05) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781451625486 |
| Internal chronology | 4 |
Synopsis
Detective Charlie Madigan travels into Elysia, the paradise-like realm, to bring back her partner, Hank, and gets caught up in a siren uprising. Back in Atlanta she learns that the jinn crime boss Grigori Tennin is hunting for the divine being Ahkneri. His actions draw Charlie into the crosshairs of Death and awaken Ahkneri from a long sleep, setting off a conflict that will change the city. The book is the last novel in the series to have been published.
Where it sits
- Universe: Charlie Madigan
- Series: Charlie Madigan core; position 4 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Kelly Gay
Notes
- From the series record (Charlie Madigan): Atlanta detective Charlie Madigan polices a city where beings from heaven-like and hell-like dimensions live among humans.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Charlie Madigan: position 4 of 4: previous The Hour of Dust and Ashes (2011)
Sources
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