The Deepest Dark Joan Hall Hovey Books
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Following the deaths of her husband, Corey, and ten year old daughter Ellie in a traffic accident, author Abby Miller sinks ever deeper into depression. She contemplates suicide as a way to be with them, and to end her unrelenting pain. In a last desperate effort to find peace, she drives to Loon Lake where they last vacationed together, wanting to believe they will be waiting for her there. At least in spirit. Barring that, the pills Doctor Gregory gave her to help her sleep, are in her purse. The cabin at Loon Lake was her and Corey’s secret hideaway, and not even Abby’s sister, Karen, to whom she is close, knows where it is. But someone else does. He is one of three men who have escaped from Pennington prison. They are dangerous predators who will stop at nothing to get what they want - and to keep from going back to prison. Having already committed the worst of crimes, they have nothing to lose. Unknowingly, Abby is on a collision course with evil itself. And the decision of whether to live or die will soon be wrenched from her hands. Reviews THE DEEPEST DARK ~ “…Joan Hall Hovey knows suspense. She keeps it simmering in every scene she writes and knows just the right moments to turn up the heat and bring it all to a boil. She also knows character, creating richly layered people to populate her books, sometimes with no more than a single sentence stocked with perfectly chosen descriptive words or phrases. THE DEEPEST DARK is a terrific suspense novel.” James Hankins, author of BROTHERS AND BONES and SHADY CROSS Readers Favorite Editorial Review Review Rating 5 Stars Reviewed By Anne-Marie Reynolds for Readers’ Favorite The Deepest Dark by Joan Hall Hovey is a novel of suspense and terror. Abby Miller is an author. Since she lost her husband and daughter in a car accident, she has withdrawn into herself, depressed to the level where she considers taking her own life rather than live without her family. As a last ditch effort to try to pull herself together, she sets off for a break at Loon Cottage, a cottage where they had spent their last vacation. In the middle of nowhere, the cottage has no electricity, no indoor toilet and no running water – the perfect place to get away from it all. The trouble is, nobody else knows where the cottage is as it was a secret place for her and her family. Her sister Karen is furious at Abbey for not telling her where she is and for not having a mobile phone, something Abbey has fought against. Somebody knows the cottage is there, though. Three dangerous criminals are on the run from Pennington Prison and one of them has ties to the cottage. Abbey is about to meet evil in person and the choice of living or dying may just be taken out of her hands. The Deepest dark by Joan Hall Hovey is chock full of suspense, a real page-turner that gripped me from the start. While the book is mostly about the prisoners and Abbey, it is interspersed with the stories of her sister Karen, the police who are investigating a double murder in the area and the daughter of the murdered couple. It is very skillfully woven together so I got the full picture with no jumps, no stops and starts. There is also none of the filler and fluff that so many people use to build up a word count. The writing is concise, to the point, and every word counts. Brilliantly executed, I loved it.
The Deepest Dark Joan Hall Hovey Books
After having read all of Joan Hall Hovey's mysteries, I believe "The Deepest Dark" is the most multi-layered yet. The pacing, plotting, and characterizations are superb. If your tastes run towards creepy and suspenseful, with a surprise twist or two, this is a book which fulfills those criteria. Be prepared to feel sorry once you come to the last page; not sorry at the conclusion, but wishing you still had more to read and enjoy!Product details
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The Deepest Dark Joan Hall Hovey Books Reviews
Good read.
I really adore this writer, and own several of her novels. I’m not sure I can say anything about this fantastic book, “The Deepest Dark”, that has not already been said many times, but I will give my honest thoughts on it, and try to do it some justice.
Firstly I want to say that Joan is a superb story teller in every way. She creates characters that are very real, and no matter if they are good or bad, we can all relate to them in some ways. She also writes with class and a style all her own, there are no highly descriptive gory scenes in her books, which I like very much. That is a little old school compared to some books today that I could not even stomach, and I like that about her. I am not alone in feeling that way according to other reviews I have read.
“The Deepest Dark” takes the reader on a roller coaster ride-exciting, terrifying, thrilling and with non-stop action. Her very vivid writing reaches out and grabs you right from the very first page. And believe me, it doesn't let go until the last page! I found myself at times holding my breath the suspense was so high! Abby is the main character, who, after losing her husband and 10 year old daughter in a car accident, retreats to Loon Lake. This was the last place they vacationed together, and in her depressive state of mind, she goes there for dark reasons of her own. But what she finds there is even darker, as 3 dangerous, evil men have escaped from prison, and Abby is on a collision course with them that will put her in a fight for her life. I am not going to say anything more about that, you will have to read the book for yourself to find out.
Joan has a way of making her readers feel like they are right there in the book with the characters. It is a lot like seeing a movie playing in your head, and some nights I went to sleep and had nightmares. Now for me, that is a sign of a superb writer! I also dislike a book that ends with too many loose ends and questions unanswered. Joan’s books always give a satisfying ending with all the loose ends tied up neatly.
Joan can certainly hold her own with the best of the suspense writers, as she is most certainly one of them herself. This is the very reason she is called “Canada’s mistress of suspense.” I loved this book, every single page of it. And I will never look out the windows of my old house at night quite the same way after reading this chilling tale!
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Great read. I love thrillers and this book is a great thriller!!
Joan Hall Hovey is a fabulous storyteller, and this is a great suspense read.
Ms. Hovey writes in something of an old school suspense novel style, which I personally love to read. I've read all of her novels, and this one is probably my second favorite (Nowhere to Hide ranks number 1 on my list). This one is definitely a page turner. I couldn't put it down, and finished it in one afternoon. One thing I've noticed, in all of her novels, is that she really knows how to make the reader feel the suspense. In all of her books, there has been a scene or two (not even necessarily the climax of the novel) where I've been surprised to find my heart pounding and my fingers gripping the book. Without giving away the details, during one of the scenes of this book I was so anxious for the heroine that my hands were actually shaking a bit! Ms. Hovey also always finds a way to surprise me with the plot and the characters, and this book was no exception.
The only reason for 4 stars instead of 5 is that there were a couple of areas in the book where the writing actually took me outside the story.
Overall, highly recommend. Joan Hall Hovey knows how to tell a story that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Joan Hall Hovey is one of those authors I love so much, I literally wait with bated breath for each release. I'll jump on it the minute the new book is out, and I know I'm guaranteed to be thoroughly engrossed in the story, and completely entertained.
THE DEEPEST DARK was no exception to this rule. I read this book in twenty-four hours and hated putting it down to go to sleep. As always, Ms. Hovey's work is evocative and stirring. Her descriptions of the woods and cabin at Loon Lake had me firmly set in the scene. But there's much more to her books than well-drawn settings, the guaranteed edge-of-your-seat suspense, and a page-turning impetus that won't quit. There's another dimension to her characters, and that's "the deepest dark" emotions that course through her protagonists' veins and grab you by the heart, making you understand their trauma and empathize with their peril.
Reeling from a double loss of the sudden deaths of her husband and daughter, author Abby Miller is trying to survive in the horrible depression that follows the most devastating event in her life. She's close to her sister, Karen, but needs to escape reality for a while, and is drawn to a cabin she and husband Corey and daughter, Ellie, used to visit when they were alive. There are terrible thoughts running through her mind when she runs to Loon Lake to somehow connect with her lost loved ones. Thoughts of self-destruction and hopelessness abound, but before she can act on them, a stranger appears, dripping from the rain, on her doorstep.
That's all I'm going to tell you, but believe me, this story will grab hold of you and not let go until you've read the very last page! Beautifully written with a high quality level of prose, you can't do better than a suspense by Joan Hall Hovey!
After having read all of Joan Hall Hovey's mysteries, I believe "The Deepest Dark" is the most multi-layered yet. The pacing, plotting, and characterizations are superb. If your tastes run towards creepy and suspenseful, with a surprise twist or two, this is a book which fulfills those criteria. Be prepared to feel sorry once you come to the last page; not sorry at the conclusion, but wishing you still had more to read and enjoy!
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