A crime committed many years ago by two police officers remained unpunished. Since then, one of them has made a dizzying career and became director of the FBI. He is famous for his intransigence in the fight against crime. However, those who once suffered from his actions have not forgotten anything. They decide to punish the high-ranking scoundrel. But how to get close to an official of such rank? And then these people come up with a daring and bloody plan... The novel “Shadow of the Killer” is part of a series of super bestsellers about detective Lucas Davenport.