A review by mcf
Cast a Yellow Shadow by Ross Thomas

5.0

GOD THIS BOOK IS SO GOOD. I mean, everything Thomas write is great (or nearly great), but this one feels special, largely b/c of how Mac handles his emotions about the kidnapping of his wife. His frankness with Padillo as he slowly falls apart is lovely (as is Padillo's patented emotionless, but also: I Will Kill For You response), and his internal tone is simultaneously self-loathing and wry in a way that is somehow both very Ross Thomas and deeply, painfully human.