The Shadow Catcher

A brilliant, complex, and layered story, The Shadow Catcher takes its title from the name bestowed upon Edward Curtis by the American Indians when he showed them photographs of themselves. In this remarkable novel, Wiggins weaves parallel tales of this famous artist and an unsung soldier, husband, and father. With its vast Western landscape and Wiggins¿ mesmerizing first-person narration, The Shadow Catcher calls to mind the best of the exploring, voyaging writers¿Twain, Melville, Hemingway, and Steinbeck.