Jonathan Moore

The heart-pounding follow-up to "The Poison Artist" called an electrifying read by Stephen King that shows what happens when our deepest secrets are unburied"

The Dark Room

Genesis (@whisperingchapters)

This review was originally posted on Latte Nights Reviews.

Gavin is asked, or more like moved without a warning, to be in a threatening case against the mayor. Black and white devastating photographs have been sent to him in which it shows a woman being tortured and raped. If he kills himself, the photographs will never appear to the public eye. If he doesn't, he may not be a mayor anymore.

With that kind of plot, who wouldn't be interested?! I dived into this book and it was hard to put down so I could get some sleep. Each chapter would have something revealing and intriguing that would hold my attention completely. My mind was going crazy with all the possibilities of who could be sending the pictures and why. Not only that, those photographs were taken when the mayor was a freshman in college and now he's old so I was wondering what their purpose would serve. Turns out, a lot!

I cannot say much without giving the story away. It's better to go in not knowing a lot. I kind of had a hunch of who could be doing those things but I wasn't certain. Also, I had another hunch from the beginning of the book and it turned out I was right! I mean, along the way the story I totally forgot about the connection, but when it came to light, I was patting myself on the back for thinking about it as soon as I started the book.

The Dark Room is one of those books that when you think you know what happened, it veers directions and plunges into another stream of questions and doubt. It's a Crime Thriller novel that will lure you in from the first chapter and then capture your attention until the very last page. I do wish there had been a better resolution or justice to the case. Other than that, this was a great crime novel that I won't forget anytime soon.

I received an ARC from the publisher for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.This review was originally posted on Latte Nights Reviews.