SCARE AWAY THE DARK: A Stone Suspense

ISBN: 1775122107

Author: Dodd, Karen

Condition: New

Product Description A savage assault. A sinister conspiracy. Can she battle PTSD and dig up the truth before a stalker sends her to an early grave? Vancouver, BC. Investigative reporter Jordan Stone is desperate to hunt down the mobster who forced her parents into witness protection. But when she recklessly follows an anonymous tip, shes kidnapped and chained underground at the mercy of a sadist. Resigned to perish in a sea of pain, not even her fortunate discovery by the police manages to shake her dread that someone is out for her blood Fighting through her battered emotions and bruised body, the fiery journalist works frantically to free herself and her family from the crime boss who wants them dead. But as the clues take her across the ocean to Sicily, she cant escape the feeling shes being stalked by an ominous new threat. Can Jordan end the looming menace, or will an assassins blade cut her life short?Scare Away the Dark is the award-winning second book in Karen Dodds beloved Stone Suspense series. Fans of Louise Penny, Ann Cleeves, and Donna Leon, will find much to love in this series that combines a tight plot, riveting characters and a heart-hammering race against the clock.Scare Away the Dark won first place in the Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBA) 2018 CLUE Awards for Suspense and Thriller novels.EDITORIAL REVIEWS:Scare Away the Dark raises the bar for exciting suspense stories as Jordan Stone, a young millennial who has made it as the top newspaper investigative journalist in Vancouver B.C., traverses dark physical and psychological landscapes on what becomes a life or death mission. On this journey, she encounters characters for whom human life is cheap, evil deeds are part of doing business, and revenge is an art form...coupling the stuff of contemporary headlines-man-made plagues of criminal activities and the power of true love-with meticulously reimagined settings, multi-dimensional characters, and complex sub-plots, to create an engaging romantic thriller.With an ending that comes out of left field, Scare Away the Dark leaves the reader with a gasp and ready for what happens next. Caution: Read with the lights on and the doors locked! - Chanticleer Book Reviews Review EDITORIAL REVIEWS: Scare Away the Dark raises the bar for exciting suspense stories as Jordan Stone, a young millennial who has made it as the top newspaper investigative journalist in Vancouver B.C., traverses dark physical and psychological landscapes on what becomes a life or death mission. On this journey, she encounters characters for whom human life is cheap, evil deeds are part of doing business, and revenge is an art form...Scare Away the Dark...coupling the stuff of contemporary headlines-man-made plagues of criminal activities and the power of true love-with meticulously reimagined settings, multi-dimensional characters, and complex sub-plots, to create an engaging romantic thriller.With an ending that comes out of left field, Scare Away the Dark leaves the reader with a gasp and ready for what happens next. Caution: Read with the lights on and the doors locked! - Chanticleer Book ReviewsReader Reviews: "With an ending that comes out of left field, Scare Away the Dark leaves the reader with a gasp and ready for what happens next. Caution: Read with the lights on and the doors locked!""...a page-turning thriller that will keep you awake long after you should be turning off the light...combines elegant prose with meticulous research to create a story that is as riveting and ominous as an oncoming storm...lightning-paced plotting and twists as powerful as gale-force winds...eager for the next installment of this unputdownable series.""...draws the reader into the twisting maze of events that occur as Jordan Stone searches for truth. Superbly written descriptors and eloquent writing...Complicated friendships, kidnapping, murders and international spy rings...complex, believable characters, lush locations.