Afraid of the Dark, Tom Henderson
Afraid of the Dark, Tom Henderson
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Afraid of the Dark

Author: Tom Henderson

Narrator: Richard Powers

Unabridged: 11 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/14/2017


Synopsis

Detroit mortgage broker Mark Unger adored his wife Florence and their two young sons. But after a decade of marriage and increasing financial trouble, Mark’s life began to slowly unravel. He became addicted to pain killers and gambling, and ended up spending five months in rehab.Forced to go back to work, Flo became bitter and resentful of Mark and began to have an affair with one of his friends. When Mark returned home and his disability checks weren’t enough to make ends meet, Flo filed for divorce.Panicked by the thought losing her, Mark did everything he could to win Flo back. Even though she resisted his efforts, Flo did agree to a weekend getaway at the family’s favorite lakeside resort. But after their first night there, Flo went missing … and the next day her corpse was found floating in the water. Mark claimed that her death was an accident—one that must have happened while he was up at the cottage putting the kids to sleep. But soon a jury would be convinced of what Flo’s friends and family believed to be true: that Flo would never have been alone on the boat dock that night because she was deathly afraid of the dark.

About Tom Henderson

Tom Henderson, a native of Michigan, has worked as a news reporter for many years. He has been a columnist for Detroit Free Press and a freelance writer for Detroit News, as well as a senior editor for Corporate Detroit, a monthly business publication. Tom is the author of A Deadly Affair and Blood Justice.

About Richard Powers

Richard Powers has published thirteen novels. He is a MacArthur Fellow and received the National Book Award. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Overstory, and Bewilderment was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Amanda

I made myself finish this book solely because of the setting. This true story happened about 15 miles from my house and I knew exact location, and the lead detective on the case. Without this local interest, I didn't feel like this was a book I would have read.......more

Goodreads review by Shannon

I like true crime books, and I still liked the story, but the writing got a little repetitive. Repeating the same information as much as 3 different times thought the book.......more

Goodreads review by Jessica

I have to say that this wasn't the best writing that I have read for true crime books but it wasn't horrible.......more

Goodreads review by Roger

Contrary to other reviews that I have read about this book, I found this book to be one of, if not the most interesting books I have read. About half or at least one-third of the latter part of the book was devoted to the trial......and much narrative by and between opposing counsel(s) and expert te......more


Quotes

“Vivid characters carry the action in latest book about grisly metro Detroit murder…A page-turner.” Detroit News on Blood in the Snow

“Offers behind-the-scenes insights…A wild ride of a read.” Detroit Metro Times on Blood in the Snow