Shows a pitch-perfect ear for the cadences of the modern, rural South. Fast-paced and well written, Out of the Darkness exposes the nether world of methampetamine addiction and its effect on a prominent southern family. A thoroughly enjoyable read. Inman Majors, author of Wonderdog Jake Patton's world is turned upside down when a gang of methamphetamine addicts kill his parents in a botched robbery. But the real motive is not as simple as it first appears. More than a thriller, Out of the Darkness shows the ways drugs destroy lives, and the stark contrast of the Pattons' wealth and the poverty of the gang-an odd mix of characters led by a Vietnam vet, the abusive husband of Jake's ex-girlfriend. None of that matters to Jake, the innocent victim. But Jake's thirst for revenge may cost him his life. About the Author: Michael Oliver writes about the South from his ancestral farm in Tennessee where he resides with his wife and children. He is currently working on his next novel, The Last to Let You Down.

Jake Patton's world is turned upside-down when a gang of methamphetamine addicts kills his parents in a botched robbery. But the real motive is not as simple as it first appears. More than a thriller, "Out of the Darkness" shows the ways drugs destroy lives.