Cast of Shadows
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Cast of Shadows is a 2005 suspense novel by the American writer Kevin Guilfoile
. It was published in the United Kingdom under the title Wicker.
has been legalised in the United States of America. It is based around a Chicago
-based cloning doctor, Davis Moore, whose daughter is brutally raped and killed. The doctor uses the DNA
of the murderer to clone him. The resulting clone is a boy called Justin Finn, which Moore follows throughout his life, hoping that the boy will offer him a glimpse into the psyche of the killer and perhaps enable him to find the identity of his daughter's murderer.
Kevin Guilfoile
-Biography:Born in Teaneck, New Jersey, Guilfoile was raised in Cooperstown, New York, where his father was an executive at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Guilfoile graduated from The University of Notre Dame in 1990, and worked briefly in media relations for the Houston Astros baseball club...
. It was published in the United Kingdom under the title Wicker.
Plot summary
The book's plot is set in the near future at a time when cloningCloning
Cloning in biology is the process of producing similar populations of genetically identical individuals that occurs in nature when organisms such as bacteria, insects or plants reproduce asexually. Cloning in biotechnology refers to processes used to create copies of DNA fragments , cells , or...
has been legalised in the United States of America. It is based around a Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
-based cloning doctor, Davis Moore, whose daughter is brutally raped and killed. The doctor uses the DNA
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms . The DNA segments that carry this genetic information are called genes, but other DNA sequences have structural purposes, or are involved in...
of the murderer to clone him. The resulting clone is a boy called Justin Finn, which Moore follows throughout his life, hoping that the boy will offer him a glimpse into the psyche of the killer and perhaps enable him to find the identity of his daughter's murderer.