Dark Summer, Iris Johansen
Dark Summer, Iris Johansen
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Dark Summer

Author: Iris Johansen

Narrator: Joyce Bean

Unabridged: 11 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/21/2008

Synopsis

Devon Brady is a devoted veterinarian working in a makeshift hospital on a remote search-and-rescue mission. When a man arrives with his wounded black Lab, Ned, she has no idea that she is about to be plunged into a whirlwind of terror and destruction.Jude Marrock is out for revenge and has no choice but to involve Devon in a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game with an escalating body count. She doesn’t trust him one bit, but when the shots start flying and friends start falling, she finds herself with nowhere else to run. And there are innocent lives, both human and animal, at stake, including those of Ned and his mysterious pack. Is Jude Devon’s salvation or her damnation? Are the secrets he’s protecting worth killing for…or dying for?With a lightning-fast pace, unforgettable characters, and gut-wrenching action, Dark Summer is compelling new terrain for this master storyteller.

About Iris Johansen

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, American author Iris Johansen went through the usual life duties of being wife and mother, until her children left home to attend college. In 1980, she began experiencing success with her writing of category romances. Next, Johansen started writing romance novels that had a historical and a suspense theme intertwined. One such novel was her successful, The Wind Dancer, published in 1991. Then, in 1996, she changed again, this time to crime fiction. To date, that has been her most successful genre. She has had seventeen consecutive New York Times bestsellers through 2006.

Johansen lives near Atlanta, Georgia, and has two children. Son, Roy Johnson, is an award winning screenwriter and novelist in his own right. Daughter, Tamara, serves as her mother's research assistant.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Sylvia on 2013-02-25 16:43:27

Had to give it one star to submit. Wouldnt have otherwise.Dont waste your time. I kept hoping it would get better. It didnt. Stupid plot, slow moving, characters unappealing. Need I say more?

Goodreads review by Julie (jjmachshev) on October 22, 2008

"Dark Summer" is a kind of side story that builds on characters from Iris Johansen's earlier books. It has her trademark quick pacing and is much more action oriented than many of her early books which has irritated many of her fans. One minute Devon is working a South American island disaster as a......more

Goodreads review by Julia on June 10, 2018

A good book for dog lovers. A paranormal thriller with a side of romance. 4 dogs with healing powers and the man sworn to protect them. Fun to read.......more

Goodreads review by Spencer on November 27, 2022

This book is Sylvia Browne, Tuesdays With Morrie, Danielle Steele, and 007 rolled up in one. It's completely silly. But somewhat entertaining, if for anything, the weird tangle of genres. It's kind of endearing, even if it wears its heart on its sleeve.......more

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