The Darkest Place, Daniel Judson
The Darkest Place, Daniel Judson
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The Darkest Place

Author: Daniel Judson

Narrator: Dick Hill

Unabridged: 16 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 05/30/2006

Synopsis

During a bone-chilling snap of record cold weather, a series of enigmatic drowning deaths play out in a small summer resort community on Long Island’s Shinnecock Bay. Quickly implicated in the death is a local college professor named Deacon Kane, himself recovering from the accidental drowning death of his only son years ago—recovering slowly, and with the help of alcohol and an addictive, messy affair with a married woman.As the police and several other interested parties watch his every move, Kane befriends a hypnotically alluring bartender named Collette and quickly continues his brutal downward spiral with little regard for self-preservation. Whether and how Kane is connected to the young victims are the questions everyone wants answered. And as it becomes clear that Kane himself may not know the extent of his own involvement, all must admit that something dark and sinister is at work in Southhampton.Daniel Judson has a virtuoso’s touch and an uncanny ability to layer suspense, plot, and character study into an engrossing and completely surprising crime novel that will not soon be forgotten.

About Daniel Judson

Daniel Judson’s three novels, including The Darkest Place, have all garnered Shamus Award nominations, and one Shamus prize. He attended Southampton College, and his time in the Hamptons (particularly the parts you don’t find in the society pages) was the inspiration for the setting and characters in The Water’s Edge. He now lives in Connecticut.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Linda on March 03, 2015

Whoa! This was like a roller coaster ride ... going up, up, up and then rapidly falling before coming to a compete halt. It takes a minute for your body to feel normal again. Short premise ... young college men are being found drowned. Cops are sure these are suicides. One of the families hires a pri......more

Goodreads review by Donn on April 19, 2019

In reading Judson's novel, I realized that there is a spectrum for every writer of noir, a spectrum from confusing to intriguing to convoluted. This story starts out confusing due to the author's use of multiple points of view, but it quickly becomes intriguing. The characters are all well-drawn and......more

Goodreads review by vickieallred on May 29, 2018

Very good book Kept me reading, I wanted to know what was happening. I didn't want to put the book down. I was fooled for quiet a while, but did figure out who the character was behind the killings. I found the book very thought provoking. Really believable characters and engrossing details about hum......more

Goodreads review by Wanda on September 23, 2017

Thrilling Totally awesome! It's full of thrills , suspense, and a wild rollercoaster ride. It's been four years since Kane's son died and he still hasn't gotten over his death. He lives his life seeing Meg, a married woman whenever her husband is out of town. He also teaches at a college whenever he......more

Goodreads review by michael pilgrim on May 12, 2018

Super cool Normally i can figure out who dun it, but this one was definately a real left field! The story was involved but an excellent tale of human behavior caused by family loss! Having had a family loss, i could agree with the problem! But this problem had a varied cast of people with different c......more

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