While writing Shadow Investigation, I drew on my own experiences working in federal law enforcement to come up with a fast-paced, high-stakes thriller that I thought would be irresistible to readers, particularly those who enjoy this genre. It was also important to me to write a believable story that would stand up to the critical and discerning eye of law enforcement professionals.
Readers of the early draft of Shadow Investigation asked me where the idea for the book came from. Around the year 1986, when I was a young agent working at the LAX, I heard about a married couple that were boating off the west coast of Florida. They simply disappeared! To this day, I don’t know what happened to them—were they found, rescued, or forever lost?
I didn’t know them, but the incident always stayed with me. Over the years, I built a story in my mind of what could have happened if…. And that was the origin of Shadow Investigation.
Christopher Amato 