I recently read the Belmont paperback Cry Shadow! published in 1965. I'm reviewing my notes and will be writing up a full review - hopefully this week! But there were 2 big reveals in the book I couldn't wait to share, so here they are!
1. We learn a little bit more about Lamont Cranston's past as it is revealed that he served in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War 2! The OSS was an intelligence gathering organization and the predecessor of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). I'll fill in more details when I do my review of Cry Shadow! and will also need to update the biography of The Shadow from the Belmont paperback series.
2. The Shadow uses the Henry Arnaud disguise/alter-ego in Cry Shadow! Shadow fans probably recognize the Henry Arnaud name as it was one used by The Shadow in the pulp stories. However, this is the first time it's been used in The Shadow Belmont series.
I've taken pages of notes on Cry Shadow! and my goal is to have a full review of it by the end of this week. But as a Shadow fan, I couldn't wait to share these two big reveals!
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