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De Donkerste Weg (2011)

by Tami Hoag(Favorite Author)

4 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

The house of books

series

Oak Knoll

review 1: Another amazing read by Tami hoag, I always find I can't put her books down.Down the Darkest Road is eerie, suspenseful, tragic, and thought provoking This is a tale that could easily be taken from the front pages of any news paper, it has all the elements that a crime drama fan wants in a storyline, twisting turning scenes, a narrative that will make the hair stand up on the back of your neck and unforgettable characters whom fans will remember some from her previous Oak Knoll novels and new ones that will delight and terrorize in equal measures. We’re introduced to the story through the eyes of Lauren Lawton. she is caught between a rock and a hard place, she knows who kidnapped her oldest daughter Leslie four years ago but there is no evidence to convict him.Now, with... more her husband dead, and her youngest daughter, Leah, about to turn sixteen, Lauren moves to Oak Knoll, hoping to finally end the years of uncertainty and turmoil.But, Lauren is still living a nightmare, and when she thinks she sees her suspect, she runs into Detective Anthony Mendez of the Oak Knoll Sheriff’s Department. But, it’s Leah Lawton, Lauren’s surviving daughter, who stands out for me.Despite some of the disgusting details, it’s hard to put down Tami Hoag’s Down the Darkest Road. And, I knew the twist about half-way through the book. Even so, I had to continue to read to see the train wreck. It was obvious there was going to be a tragic confrontation. Hoag knows how to force readers to continue to turn the pages.
review 2: The mystery and suspense in Tami Hoag's DOWN THE DARKEST ROAD plays straight to the reader's vicarious need for thrills and chills as well as their need to know. Protagonist Lauren Lawton is living every parent's worst nightmare. Four years earlier, Lauren's 16-year-old daughter, Leslie, disappeared from a quiet road on the outskirts of Santa Barbara, while on her way home from a softball game. The who, what, where, when and why of her disappearance have remained a mystery. Police were unable to develop any proof against their only suspect, Roland Ballencoa, a convicted sex offender and he walked free. Two years after her daughter’s disappearance, Lauren’s husband was killed in an automobile accident. Now alone with her only remaining child Leah, Lauren is out for revenge against the man who she sees as responsible for the loss of her husband and daughter. If the police won’t or can’t bring Ballencoa to justice she will just have to do it herself. As a reader I enjoy “kick ass and take names” stories, but as a mother I was a bit put off by Lauren. She was a little too focused on her feelings and need for revenge seemed almost oblivious to the possible consequences of her obsessive behavior on her remaining daughter, Leah, which made me begin to dislike rather than admire her. While mom is busy focusing her tunnel vision on fulfilling her “mission” to avenge her oldest daughter, 15 year Leah is left to cope with the loss of her sister and father in her own way. This woman is definitely not a candidate for the mother of the year award although she may qualify for the Bruce Willis - Die Hard plaque.While Lauren was not a favorite, I did like the two detectives Mendez and Tanner and while I could have done very nicely without the gratuitous sex scenes, overall, this was a thought provoking and enjoyable read less

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