The town of Rockton stays out of sight, a tiny enclave
hidden in the forest where those who need to hide can
remain safe from prying eyes. Casey Duncan has found an
unexpected home in Rockton (see CITY OF THE
LOST for more
details) but she never expected she would need to utilize
her skills as a homicide detective too. Casey and her
fellow deputy, Will Anders, are chasing missing resident,
Shawn Sutherland, when a blizzard strikes. Forced to take
shelter in a cave, they hear crying noises that lead them
to a woman. Nicole has been missing for over a year from
Rockton and it was presumed that she was dead or had
joined up with the settlers or the hostiles. Instead,
someone has been holding her hostage all this time.
Casey, Will, and Sheriff Eric Dalton are determined to
uncover the culprit, no matter where the trail leads.
A DARKNESS ABSOLUTE is the second book in the Casey
Duncan series and I'm officially hooked! If you
haven't read CITY OF THE
LOST, stop what you are doing right
now and read it immediately. A DARKNESS ABSOLUTE follows
up on some of the relationships from CITY OF THE
LOST so it's
better appreciated if you've read both books. Besides,
you don't want to miss one moment of the Casey
Duncan series as this is one heck of a read!
I love the isolation and remoteness of Rockton as Kelley
Armstrong does a phenomenal job at crafting an eerie
atmosphere. The tensions between the Rockton residents,
the settlers, and the hostiles is emerging even further
and I can't wait to see how this continues to evolve. I
also like that we are starting to see the politics
underlying the town, particularly those surrounding Val
Zapata and the council. Kelley Armstrong answers some of
our questions but those answers only open the door to
even more questions as nothing in Rockton is exactly as
it seems.
However, it is the characters and their mysterious, even
dangerous, backgrounds that makes the Casey
Duncan
series so intense! A DARKNESS ABSOLUTE has us questioning
everyone, as the assault on Nicole has been both long and
brutal. Who was around long enough to commit such
atrocities? Kelley Armstrong leads us off in various
directions as we begin to see the darkness that lurks
beneath the surface of each one of the residents. And
oooo, I can't wait to see what further books will have in
store for us!
Nicole may just be one of my new favorite characters too.
Her strength in the face of such horrific adversity is
amazing to behold. I love that Kelley Armstrong doesn't
reduce Nicole to nothing more than a repository for the
horrors she has faced but instead shows her as a woman
emerging from an unthinkable nightmare.
A DARKNESS ABSOLUTE is a masterfully written story of
suspense and intrigue. Kelley Armstrong keeps readers
guessing even as we sense the danger lurking outside the
door. If you love dark thrillers, then A DARKNESS
ABSOLUTE is a must read!
When experienced homicide detective Casey Duncan first moved
to the secret town of Rockton, she expected a safe haven for
people like her, people running from their past misdeeds and
past lives. She knew living in Rockton meant living
off-the-grid completely: no cell phones, no Internet, no
mail, very little electricity, and no way of getting in or
out without the town council’s approval. What she didn’t
expect is that Rockton comes with its own set of secrets and
dangers.
Now, in A Darkness Absolute, Casey and her fellow
Rockton sheriff’s deputy Will chase a cabin-fevered resident
into the woods, where they are stranded in a blizzard.
Taking shelter in a cave, they discover a former resident
who’s been held captive for over a year. When the bodies of
two other women turn up, Casey and her colleagues must find
out if it’s an outsider behind the killings or if the answer
is more complicated than that...before another victim goes
missing.
Casey Duncan returns in another heart-racing thriller from
#1 New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong.
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