ReviewsHoag'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., "A mesmerizing psychological drama on loss, guilt, frustration and implacable, unexplainable evil." - Kirkus Reviews, 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., 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., "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, Hoag's cliff-hanger scene endings and jump cuts leave the reader panting and turning pages as fast as possible., "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, "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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Synopsis" 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., 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.
LC Classification NumberPS3558.O333D69 2012