ECHOES OF DARKNESS by Darlene Turner is a gripping love-inspired suspense thriller that blends police procedural, psychological drama, and non-stop action.
Oaklynn Brock has lived for years in the shadows of her serial killer father, the Suicide Slayer. She’s changed her name and serves in law enforcement in the small northern Ontario community of Kenorapeake Falls. When she is notified of her father’s death in prison, she feels a sense of relief, but the feeling is short-lived when a copycat killer strikes using her father’s MO.
As Oaklynn investigates this new death, she links it to two others previously ruled as suicides. A closer look confirms all three deaths were murder. Furthermore, the victims were tied to a disturbing new religious cult in town called the Light Paragons. Cloaked in a message of “spreading God’s light,” the cult is luring members through video games and manipulating them into performing heinous acts. Those who try to leave are killed. One of the victims was the mayor’s daughter, prompting the involvement of a specialized task force funded by a local billionaire called the Canadian Watchers Squad. Caleb Greene is from this squad and he is not what Oaklynn was anticipating, but his military experience and psychology degree, along with Oaklynn’s knowledge of serial killers, make them a formidable team. Yet both are unwilling to share the dark secrets from their past.
ECHOES OF DARKNESS delivers a high-stakes, emotionally charged thriller. Oaklynn is a deeply layered character battling the traumas of her childhood, while Caleb is on a journey of healing and forgiveness. Themes of childhood sexual abuse, cult manipulation, and spiritual abuse are handled with care and depth. Readers will be kept guessing until the very end, with a villain hiding in plain sight and a shocking reveal that ties everything together. Pulse-pounding excitement mixed with investigative techniques, ECHOES OF DARKNESS is a richly detailed thriller with just the right amount of angst, heartbreak, sorrow, romance, and redemption. Perfect for fans of complex characters, faith-driven narratives, and edge-of-your-seat action.
A serial killer stalks a small town, and a police officer must face her family’s dark past to catch him.
The sleepy community of Kenorapeake Falls in northern Ontario seems like somewhere Constable Oaklynn Brock can finally outrun her violent past. That is, until she’s assigned to investigate a series of suspicious deaths. She can’t reveal that she knows how serial killers think because she grew up with one. Yet the eerie similarities between these murders and those committed by her father, known as the Suicide Slayer, hint at a copycat in their midst. But why here and why now?
Caleb Greene of the Canadian Watchers Squad, a special task force, has his own reasons to be wary of working alongside Oaklynn. But with rumors of a local cult known as the Light Paragons gaining power, the stakes are too high to refuse.
As they explore connections between the killings and cult, Oaklynn and Caleb are forced to confront old secrets…and a terrifying new threat. Someone is watching Oaklynn’s every move. They know exactly who she is and what she might be capable of. And soon her biggest fear isn’t just having her past exposed, but that a killer will turn whatever days she has left into a living nightmare…
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