“Graham is the queen of romantic suspense.” —RT Book ReviewsA love rekindled…or a deadly reunion?Even after a decade, Sarah Hampton is haunted by the night that nearly ended in a bloody massacre and destroyed her high school romance with handsome Tyler Grant. Now the horror has returned. It’s a reckoning from the events of that terrifying night—and a love they never let go. Only this time Tyler … terrifying night—and a love they never let go. Only this time Tyler must protect Sarah from the killer hiding in the darkness…or lose her forever.
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This was a quick read for me since pretty much inhaled it and I couldn’t put it down until the end. It was intense, it was scarier than the most, in a creepy and eerie kind of a way the most serial-killer stories are, and it had such an adorable, sweet yet ardent, rekindled romance, that took my breath away with the sizzling passion between them.
The prologue sets the background to the story well and gives the insight to the characters and their relationships with each other. It actually takes the first fifth of the book, but it is well-used space, as all the information is needed to understand the nuances of the present situation, see the layers in the relationships.
The crimes committed are some of the most bloody, cruel, and crimson kind. The case is twisted and the clues are barely there. I loved the fast pace that moved the tale along, the law enforcement’s teamwork, and everyone’s willingness to co-operate.
Sarah Hampton and Tyler Grant once believed they would always be together. Now a decade later, it seems like not a day has gone by that they have not loved and cared for each other even being apart. The new connection is tight and fast, it is natural and believable, it is real and true, filled with passion and adoration, need to protect, and take care of each other.
I have read about twenty books by the author and enjoyed most of them immensely, yet I think this is my favorite book by her – so many deep emotions, so intense, the cruel and gritty crimes, with the most sensual and expressive romance balancing the horrors of the evil minds.
A must read, indeed, for all romantic suspense fans!
~ Five Spoons
I read the first part of the Prologue of this book on http://www.bookishfirst.com and was hooked. Many years ago, I read the author’s Florida historical romance novel series. Years later, I found that she was writing paranormal romances. This book is totally different, a thriller romance. The Prologue introduces the main characters, 6 high school students. Davey has Down’s Syndrome and his cousin Sarah is overly protective of him. The rest of the group, are her boyfriend, football player Tyler and their 3 friends, Hannah, Sean and Suzie. They talk Davey into dialing in to a radio station to win VIP tickets to a Halloween fun park, and he did. They were all having fun until Davey refused to enter one of the haunted houses, Cemetery Mansion, because his deceased marine father had taught him to recognize bad people and he saw something evil there. Sarah stayed behind with him, while the others went in. But he was right about the Mansion and at the last minute he found a toy weapon in one of the sales booths, went inside with Sarah and managed to save their friends- but a number of other teens were massacred. After this trauma, the teens all went their separate ways and except for Davey and Sarah, lost touch with each other, until the murder of one of them, brings it all back and they must reunite to keep alive. I’m not going to give anything away, but the story did not go where I though it would. The characters are well developed and the plot has lots of twists. I didn’t read the previous book, but this worked for me as a stand alone, though I now plan to read A Dangerous Game, which came before.
I loved the idea behind this book. The suspense, the romance, the mystery was all great! But I felt like too much was repeated, over and over and over again. Davey having down syndrome doesn’t need to be in every chapter. We remember, we really do. His dad teaching him, we also remember that. I have NOT read any of the other books in this series, and I don’t feel like I missed out on anything. This can be read as a standalone. The twist at the end was an unexpected surprise! I will give more of her books a try, this is not the end for me.
After teenagers, Sarah, Tyler, Davey, Suzie, Hannah and Sean, narrowly escape a serial murderer at a Haunted House, they all go their separate ways. Well, except for Sarah and Davey because they are cousins. Ten years later, Hannah is murdered in a similar manner encouraging the old friends to reconnect. Since the murderer/psychopath, Archibald Lemming, died that day, is it a copycat killer, a coincidence, or something more sinister like revenge? Read this super quick murder mystery, perfect for a day at the beach, to find out!
Even though Out of the Darkness is #3 in a series, I thought it read just fine as a standalone.
Random info learned: Anne Rule worked with Ted Bundy! Gasp.
I received an advance copy from a BookishFirst giveaway. All opinions are my own.
Location: New York City
I looked forward to enjoying the Finnegan family once again in a setting with new characters. I found the characters bland and I guessed who did it almost from the beginning of the story. A killer is hiding in one of the Haunted Houses that high school friends attend along with Sarah’s cousin Davey who has Down syndrome. Davey tells them not to go into one of the houses but all except he and Sarah go into the house. Davey keeps saying there is danger inside but of course they decide that perhaps Davey is frightened and go into the Haunted House. Soon after entering the high schoolers realize there is a massacre going on and it is not part of the Haunted House program. Flash forward to adulthood and once again a killer is active but this time the killer is only after the high school group from the Haunted House. I was disappointed with this book.
Six high school friends walk into a haunted house on Halloween. Little did they know they were walking into a horrendous crime scene. Thirteen years later, each is being targeted by a serial murderer. This is a spin-off of Finnigan’s Bar, a family owned pub in NYC. Graham introduces the reader to new characters and brings back the ones we are already in love with. Will New York’s finest and the FBI be able to stop the butcher before it’s too late?
A steamy romance develops while a killer is stalking the heroine—- what’s not to love!
An author who delivers a page turning thriller book.