Thanks to NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing and Brilliance Publishing for the digital copy of this book and audiobook; I am leaving this review voluntarily.

As someone who reads anything involving the Kennedys, this selection, which was also an Amazon First Reads selection last month, should have been my first choice. Alas, I had already selected my free read when I read the synopsis o f this book, and luckily got the book and audiobook from NetGalley.

I’m a big fan of different POV for books when done well. However, I felt that in the case of Their Shadows Deep, the constant switching back and forth between Cait and John Kennedy made this a more disjointed story. I definitely was interested in the Kennedy aspect of the book, and I was also interested in the Cait parts, but it really didn’t feel like they went together, even though Cait and Jack crossed paths early in the book. It made for a disjointed story and one that I couldn’t fully embrace despite my interest in both stories.

There are some tidbits about JFK in the book that I hadn’t heard of before despite my reading of many biographies. I appreciated the author’s end notes citing the sources he used. I will definitely be doing my own research into some of the events that occurred throughout this book. And the story is good, I just felt that Cait’s life trajectory was a bit implausible in 1960.

The narrator, Laura Darrell, did an admirable job of bringing these characters to life. I would definitely listen to more books narrated by her.

This Cold War thriller is a solid three stars for me, but it wasn’t a home run.

Their Shadows Deep by Peter Golden is a very interesting and well researched story.
The characters are well written and believable.
I loved how the book was written and how the author left you hanging on the edge of your seat!

Love everything by this author. Always suspenseful, fast paced and sorry to fet to the final page. GReat story great intrigue and great entertainment.