“EXCELLENT!"
—Stephen King

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"With a brilliant concept, truly human characters, and a Sixth Sense, sensibility 18 Seconds is TERRIFYING AUTHENTIC. Sherry Moore is a memorable heroine who promises to have many more adventures ahead of her."
- Brad Meltze
New York Times Bestselling Author of The Book of Fate

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“At turns lyrical, horrifying, and –dare I say—poignant, 18 Seconds takes an ingenious notion and spins it into a killer yarn.”
- Gregg Hurwitz
author of The Program and Troubleshooter

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INTRICATE, COMPELLING AND REAL, 18 Seconds is suspense at its up-all-night best...Welcome a new and substantial talent to your bookshelf."
—John J. Nance
New York Times Bestselling Author of Pandora's Clock and Orbit

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"Moves like a bat out of hell...FASCINATING CHARACTERS, nonstop storytelling and an explosive ending.
—Robert Crais
New York Times Bestselling Author of The Watchman

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“An Explosive Thriller—brutally authentic in detail and absorbing from beginning to end.”
- Robert K. Tannenbaum
author of Counterplay

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“Fast paced, compulsively readable. . . This book’s crackling sense of menace pulls you in from the first page. . .”
- Denise Hamilton
author of Prisoner of Memory

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“A convincing, perfectly paced novel. You won’t be able to look away.”
- Paul Lindsay
author of The Big Scam and The Fuhrer’s Reserve

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"The vividly drawn central figures and AUTHORITATIVE VOICE keep the reader... committed."
—Publishers Weekly

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“Suspensful… like a John Sanford novel—with a psychic twist.”
- Library Journal

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“18 Seconds is one of the best-written, best-plotted, most impressive thrillers I've read in some time. …What distinguishes the novel is Shuman's skill at characterization. In his opening chapters, he introduces two admirable women and one unspeakably vile man. By the time the novel reaches its climax, we have come to believe so completely in these people that we suffer almost unbearable suspense. …The excellence of Shuman's writing made the horror acceptable, and even more unnerving. …It's not easy to create a memorable villain who's also believable. …Earl Sykes is different. There are men like him moving among us, and now and then they kill us. After 20 years as a policeman, Shuman knows that, and he has the talent to put that evil on the page and make it specific and real.”
—The Washington Post

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“Excellently paced…Surprising and affecting conclusion.”
- The Baltimore Sun