Synopses & Reviews
Once upon a time I had the perfect family. I had the perfect husband. I had the perfect children. I had the perfect life in the perfect home. And then, as in all fairy tales, evil came into our lives and destroyed us.
Four years after the unsolved disappearance of her sixteen-year-old daughter, Lauren Lawton is the only one still chasing the ghosts of her perfect Santa Barbara life. The world has given her daughter up for dead. Her husband ended his own life in the aftermath. Even Lauren's younger daughter is desperate to find what's left of the childhood she hasn't been allowed to have.
Lauren knows exactly who took her oldest child, but there is not a shred of evidence against the man. Even as he stalks her family, Lauren is powerless to stop him. The Santa Barbara police are handcuffed by the very laws they are sworn to uphold. Looking for a fresh start in a town with no memories, Lauren and her younger daughter, Leah, move to idyllic Oak Knoll. But when Lauren's suspect turns up in the same city, it feels to all the world that history is about to repeat itself. Leah Lawton will soon turn sixteen, and Oak Knoll has a cunning predator on the hunt.
Sheriff's detective Tony Mendez and his team begin to close in on the suspected killer, desperate to keep the young women of their picturesque town safe. But as the investigators sift through the murky circumstances of an increasingly disturbing case, a stunning question changes everything they thought they knew. In Down the Darkest Road, #1 New York Times bestseller Tami Hoag proves again why she is one of the world's most beloved storytellers.
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"Hoag's book...is not just a stroll down memory lane; it is a world where dangers lurked and some people were left to their own devices to protect themselves and those they loved. It is a world Hoag describes perfectly."
-The Huffington Post
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"A mesmerizing psychological drama on loss, guilt, frustration and implacable, unexplainable evil."
-Kirkus Reviews
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"I believe the rating system is up to five stars, but I'm going [to] ...rate this book at least an eight. If you have time to read only one book, you really should make it this one."
-Suspense Magazine
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"Old-school thrills that pack a punch and will leave fans breathless."
-Booklist
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"One of the most intense suspense writers around."
-Chicago Tribune
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"Hoag's cliff-hanger scene endings and jump cuts leave the reader panting and turning pages as fast as possible."
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"Hoag's highly entertaining thrillers with complex characters and realistic angst have earned a spot on the
New York Times Best Sellers List since 1995.
Down the Darkest Road is sure to follow that tradition."
-Sun-Sentinel (South Florida)
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"One of the most intense suspense writers around." -Chicago Tribune
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Praise for Down the Darkest Road “Down the Darkest Road is eerie, suspenseful, tragic, and thought provoking.”—USA Today
“A mesmerizing psychological drama on loss, guilt, frustration and implacable, explainable evil.”—Kirkus Reviews
“The setting and [Hoag's] consummate skill as a plotter add to plenty of old-school thrills that pack a punch and will leave fans breathless.”—Booklist
“Hoag…rais[es] the tension with every page that turns.” —The Huffington Post
“Well written, well executed and darn near brilliant.”—All About Romance
“This taut novel of suspense is a true nail-biter.”—Library Journal
“If you have time to read only one book, you really should make it this one. You won't regret it.”—Suspense Magazine
“With complex characters and crisp, believable dialogue, [this] is a sophisticated thriller.”—Houston Press
“A masterful tale…Ms. Hoag knows how to take her readers on a frightening ride.”—New York Journal of Books
And for Tami Hoag
“One of the hottest names in the suspense game.”—People
“One of the most intense suspense writers around.”—Chicago Tribune
“One of the most intelligent and crafty suspense writers working today.”—Bookreporter.com
“[Hoag’s] reputation…is well-earned.”—South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Synopsis
#1 New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag returns with the latest entry in her riveting Oak Knoll series.
Deeper Than the Dead introduced Tami Hoag's millions of fans to Oak Knoll, a small California town that, in the mid-eighties, seemed as idyllic as any . . . until the See-No-Evil killer shattered that notion. It took FBI agent Vince Leone and a new technique called "profiling" to put an end to the trauma.Secrets to the Grave brought Leone's teacher-turned-child- advocate wife, Anne, into a central role. Together with Vince and local sheriff 's deputy Tony Mendez, she solved an Oak Knoll murder with a particularly challenging mystery: The victim never existed.
And now Hoag returns once more to Oak Knoll for the third installment of this bestselling series. Through Leone's pioneering, science-based investigatory skills, Hoag explores the early days of forensic police work. And through the chilling case at the heart of Down the Darkest Road, she hooks ever more readers into the meticulously crafted, all-too-terrifying world of Oak Knoll, where the scariest secrets of all can be found . . . Down the Darkest Road.
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Once upon a time I had the perfect family. Then, as in all fairy tales, evil came into our lives… Four years after Lauren Lawton’s sixteen-year-old daughter disappeared, the world gave up the girl for dead. Lauren’s husband took his own life. Her younger daughter is looking only for what’s left of her childhood. But Lauren never surrendered. She knows who took her child, and there’s not a shred of evidence against him.
Looking for a fresh start, Lauren and her younger daughter Leah move to idyllic Oak Knoll. So has Lauren’s suspect. And it feels that history is about to repeat itself.
Leah is turning sixteen, and Oak Knoll has a cunning predator on the hunt. But as sheriff’s detective Tony Mendez and his team sift through the circumstances of an increasingly disturbing case, a stunning question changes everything they thought they knew…
About the Author
Tami Hoag is the #1 international bestselling author of thirty books. Renowned for combining thrilling plots with character-driven suspense, Hoag first hit the New York Times bestseller list with Night Sins, and each of her books since has been a bestseller. She lives in Florida.