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A Darker Place (Mass Market Paperback)

by Laurie R. King (Author)
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  • Mass Market Paperback: 512 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group; Reprint edition (1 Mar 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0553578243
  • ISBN-13: 978-0553578249
  • Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.7 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
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Follows Anne Waverly, a female expert on cults, into shattering confrontation in the English countryside.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Far below par; unsatisfying and lacking suspense, 8 July 1999
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This review is from: A Darker Place (Hardcover)
I have enjoyed King's Mary Russell novels enormously, but A Darker Place was really lacking. I agree with a previous reviewer that we don't learn enough about Anne or other major characters. The entire novel is extremely oblique. There was occasional suspense, but it waxed and waned, didn't build up to a satisfying climax. If you'd like to read an excellent suspense novel focused around a religious cult, I highly recommend Mary Willis Walker's Under the Beetle's Cellar.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Engrossing thriller with an extreemly unsatisfying ending, 21 Jun 1999
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I've enjoyed all of Ms King's previous works and A Darker Place looked to be another 5 star treat until the last chapter. The book ends as if the writer just got tired of writing. There are enough loose ends to weave a carpet. I understand that a sequel is in the works. This book absolutely requires it. My recomendation: wait for the sequel and read them as a two book set.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars dark, sinister, with great character development and build, 9 Mar 1999
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Laurie King has been one of my favorites, both for her tortured policewoman and of course for Mary Russell. Such chutzpah - to give Holmes a wife at his age! But the stories have a wonderful plot and sinister rise with anticipation. Thus, I started this book with grave (get it?) anticipation. The characterizations and character development is incredibly excellent. Ana is wonderfully drawn and executed and very believeable as is her FBI contact. The children, too. I kept wondering if I had missed a book of LKing's. Had she written one with these characters before? And it is not yet published? The flashbacks were too substantial and yet too wispy. If there was no previous book there needed more explanation. The plot was very suspenseful and I quivered with anticipation. I read very slowly as the evil got worse and worse. I did not understand why they had to go to England, I guess it is as good as Montana, but I think people are less likely to be left alone in cults there. I have reread the ending 4 times and still don't understand it. It just sort of fell apart. I need an epilogue, not just a pulse at the end. Something between Ana and Jason or the FBI man something. I will read it again, but will write my own ending.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great read from LRK
I really enjoyed this book--couldn't put it down. The build-up of the story around the cult community and the main character's growing relationship with the children was very... Read more
Published on 30 Aug 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars Boring beyond belief.
I picked up this book because of all the awards the writer had won and the blurbs sounded intriguing. Nope. I had to struggle to finish. Read more
Published on 4 Aug 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars Too much physical description, not enough motivation
Having read all of Laurie King's other books, I continue to appreciate the way she weaves details and character development into her stories. Buuuut... Read more
Published on 21 Jun 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars Exciting story; slightly disappointing ending
I am a fan of both of Laurie King's series (Mary Russell and Kate Martinelli), so I was looking forward to her new, non-series, book. Read more
Published on 7 Jun 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars Terrific for first 90%; a little anti-climatic
An exciting story, although I felt it was a little anti-climatic. A terrific build-up, with the climax lacking. Read more
Published on 28 May 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Anne Waverly might be Laurie King's next best series!
When I noticed that Laurie King had a new book out, I bought it without even checking to see if it was a Kate Martinelli or Mary Russell story. Read more
Published on 19 May 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars A CULTIVATING Thriller!
This is the first Laurie King novel that I have read. I must admit that the first 3 or 4 chapters sort of dragged on for me, but after that I couldn't put the book down. Read more
Published on 19 May 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars The quest for change
Whether Ms. King is a old favorite or a new discovery, I found her latest endeavor, A DARKER PLACE, an excellent read. Read more
Published on 15 April 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars Draws you in great, but really leaves you hanging!
Laurie King drew me into the plot right from the beginning. Other reviews mentioned the story to be dark and depressing, which I did not find. Read more
Published on 13 April 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent psychological study of diverse personalities.
Laurie R. King is fast proving herself the equal of masters of the novel such as Joanne Greenberg. Working in a genre that is not generally known for its sophistication, King... Read more
Published on 11 April 1999

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