"Thrilling Romantic Suspense"

Paris Gibson works at a local radio station on the night shift playing love songs and taking calls from her fans. Valentino has been an infrequent caller sometimes asking for advice on his love life. He calls and threatens Paris and tells her that she advised his girl friend to dump him and that he is going to get his revenge. He says his girl friend has only seventy-two hours left to live and then he is coming after her. Upset, Paris calls the police.

Investigator/psychologist, Dean Malloy, has recently joined the Austin police department. He had been Paris' fiancé's best friend from college and they had always been attracted to each other. After her fiancé had been incapacitated, Paris moved away and went into a low profile job but now she wants all the help she can get to find the predator that has kidnapped the teenager, Janey. Janey and Gavin, Dean's son, have been part of an internet sex club.

There are several suspects in the case but when they go to ground, the police have a difficult time finding them, so they study the tapes that Paris has from her job trying to get a handle on just who the sexual predator could be. They even find a similar case where another woman had been murdered. All the while, Dean and Paris rekindle their love and Dean's relationship with his son improves.

HELLO, DARKNESS starts out with a bang and keeps you sitting on the edge of your seat throughout the whole book. Sandra Brown has been on the best seller list numerous times and after reading this book, you know exactly why. Her pacing is great and the characters are fascinating with a lot of thrills, chills and sexual tension. HELLO, DARKNESS is a romantic suspense at its best.

Reviewed by Marilyn Heyman
Posted November 6, 2003