Journal Entry 1 by MooMoo1977 from Lismore, New South Wales Australia on Tuesday, September 01, 2009

"A computer hacker and registered PI, Laura Winslow has seen death before, but it never looked quite like the apparent murder-suicide of a reclusive Navajo and his female companion. A refugee from a violent world, Laura has become ensnared in an investigation she should steer clear of, joining her lover, policeman Nathan Brittles, in an attempt to make sense of a bloody puzzle where the pieces don't fit. Because the signposts on the twisted path to the truth warn of the impossible - a demon, a skinwalker on the prowl - as Laura Winslow follows a trail leading to the darkest of corners of a gambling palace, chasing a phantom she cannot believe in...until it's her turn to die..." 

Journal Entry 2 by MooMoo1977 at -- Controlled Release, New South Wales Australia on Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Released 2 yrs ago (9/1/2009 UTC) at -- Controlled Release, New South Wales Australia

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Sending to my birthday Rabck buddy, gypsysmom, as part of her birthday box. Happy Birthday gypsysmom. xxx 

Journal Entry 3 by gypsysmom from Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on Saturday, October 03, 2009

Thanks MooMoo. I get to take another book off my wish list. I had a lovely time on my birthday opening all the individually wrapped gifts in my birthday box. You sure know how to put together a good present. 

Journal Entry 4 by gypsysmom at Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on Monday, July 19, 2010

Shadow Play is the second book by David Cole that I have read. The other book was Dragonfly Bones. His books are set in Arizona and deal with Navajo and Hopi Indian culture. If you're thinking this sounds like Tony Hillerman's books you're right. Cole even mentions Hillerman's books several times in this book. However, Cole's investigators are not living on the rez as Hillerman's are and therein lies a major difference.

Laura Winslow is a PI who specializes in computer fraud. The case at hand only peripherally deals with computers though and it's not even really a job. Her lover, Nathan Brittles, is Navajo. An old friend, Bob Good Fellow, is a Navajo Tribal Police member and he has just contacted Nathan to tell him that another old friend, Leon Begay, had murdered a girl and then turned the gun on himself. More Begay family members had also turned up dead and skinwalker stories were starting to flourish on the rez. Skinwalkers are ghosts but more than that. Leon was living in Tucson so that's why Bob contacted Nathan. Laura is a trained forensic photographer as well as a computer wizard so Nathan needs her. He is also freaked out by the deaths and what they might mean.

Leon has a brother but he hadn't seen him in years. Vincent changed his name as a teenager and went to Hollywood where he had some good roles in Western films. Now he is front man for a casino in Tucson so Laura goes to see him. She's a little starstruck and isn't prepared for his security manager. He interrogates her and then sticks her in an elevator that goes nowhere. When she finally does get to meet Vincent she is quite struck by him. He's still very handsome but he doesn't seem too concerned about his brother. Mostly he tells her about his plans to remake one of his films but with himself as the star.

I found this story rather disjointed and thought there was too many times that it wasn't clear what Laura's motivations were. Nevertheless I enjoyed it, especially the references to Navajo beliefs. The supernatural is never far from the surface.
 

Journal Entry 5 by gypsysmom at Old Market Square in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Released 1 yr ago (7/21/2010 UTC) at Old Market Square in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada

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I left this book during our Annual Winnipeg BookCrossing Fringe Release Party. Since it has the word "play" in the title I thought it would be an apt release for the Fringe Festival. 

Journal Entry 6 by AnonymousFinder at Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on Thursday, September 09, 2010

It is ok....if you are a fast reader it is fun....if you don't read much let it move along.... 

Journal Entry 7 by AnonymousFinder at New York City, New York USA on Sunday, October 03, 2010

Found it at Chealsea Int Hostal. Now it is in Lund, Sweden