Hello, Darkness

Rating:
Summary: Excellent
Review: I make it my policy to never write a review for a book unless it deserves more than three stars. I gave this one five. It had been quite awhile since I picked up a book and got hooked from page one. This is one of those books that catches you from page one. It was an excellent story. I listened to it on audio tape and loved the voice of the reader! Enjoy!

Rating:
Summary: Suspensful!!
Review: Hello Darkness was another great suspenseful tale by Sandra Brown. In fact, I could not put this book down and just had to finish it before the day or night was done! The twists and turns throughout the book kept me captivated and I was surprised at end of the book on who the killer actually was! Brown managed to weave in several suspects and the reader is definitely left wondering as to which one it is exactly.

With a race against time, the kidnapper gives the police, as well as radio personality, Paris Gibson, only 72 hours to find the abducted girl. Within that time frame, Paris and the police department scramble to discover his whereabouts and identity.

With several story lines intertwined, Brown did a great job weaving them all together, while having the reader on the edge of their seats the entire time!

Great suspenseful story!

Rating:
Summary: Great story- five plus stars!
Review: "Hello, darkness" is Sandra Brown at her best and she is truely one of the premier writers of romantic suspense. This is a story of past mistakes, unintentional betrayal, haunting suspense and heated romance that leaves the reader breathless and eager for more.

Unable to get past her contribution to the lingering death of her ex fiance, Paris Gibson escapes to the darkness of the night. She is the enigmatic host of a popular late night radio program featuring soft talk and love songs. This is both her sanctuary and her only link to the world she has avoided for the past seven years. Then she receives a phone call from a deranged fan warning Paris that he has kidnapped a young woman who after Paris' on air advice has betrayed his love and trust. He offers Paris and the authorities seventy two hours to rescue the girl before he kills her and then comes for Paris.

Paris is joined by the Austin police and their newly hired psychologist Dean Malloy in a frantic search for the psychopath and his young victim. Malloy and Paris share a history rife with attraction and distrust. They must try to put their attraction and their differences aside while they investigate the many suspects in the race to save a life.

Brown weaves various strands of suspense within a sordid tale of confused youngsters from dysfunctional families who risk their lives to seek quick highs from drugs and sex with strangers they've met on unregulated websites. It is a frightening subject that is deftly and realistically handled. The characters are so capably sculpted that you hate to leave them when the story ends. I am never disappointed by Sandra Brown's books, but this one really is a stand out!

Rating:
Summary: Dark is right!
Review: I've read more Sandra Brown books than I can recall and each one is different. I have to agree with some of the other reviews that the character of Paris was not very well developed. What an empty life she had sentanced herself to. How much quilt does one have to repay? Not only was this DJ allowed to sit in on and contribute to investigative discussions so was the 17 year old Gavin. My what twisted lives those teens lived, imagine them all becoming adults. Watch out world another bunch of twisted offspring. It was indeed suspenseful and kept you guessing on which of the 4 perverts was actually Valentino. They were all guilty of something, some more than others. What a shame those wealthy pampered teens didn't have some good clubs to spend their energies on.
Sandra Brown still rates as one of my many read authors.

Rating:
Summary: How many stars does this book deserve?
Review: S#1) The book will thrill you in all stories herein and non of them will get out of the main story for more than 1 minute reading.

S#2) The story could be true and maybe to someone it was, the killing through the internet is a reality.

S#3) Wherever you are, movies, friends, parties, you will only be thinking of what'll happen next in the book, you won't have an inkling, including the next line in the book.

S#4) Almost in each chapter you'll find one or two twists in the plot.

S#5) You won't know who the bad guy is until the very last page.

S#6) You'll have a great time reading it because you wont be able to close it till you finish it.

Rating:
Summary: Hello, Darkness
Review: I have enjoyed Sandra Brown's writing in the past, but was disappointed in this piece of fiction. To its credit, it did have suspense, and was hard to put down. The insight to the DJ profession was interesting, but it was a stretch that this DJ, Paris Gibson, was involved in (what seemed) all the police investigations and interrogations. Too many potential villains: Lancy Ray Fisher/Marvin Patterson, Gavin Malloy, John Rondeau, Stan Crenshaw, Brad Armstrong, were there more!? If Gavin Malloy told his father 'there is one more thing I need to tell you,' just one more time--it was going to send me over the edge. Too much detail about the Sex Club escapades, and yet the death of the victim was basically 'skipped over.' And did everybody have a crush on Paris Gibson, despite the sunglasses for the sensitive eyes? Sandra Brown can certainly tell a story, and I will probably read another of her books in the future. Hope that I can give it more 'stars' next time.

Rating:
Summary: If You Haven't Read a Sandra Brown Yet . . .
Review: As this is only my third read of Sandra Brown, I don't know how this book rates compared to all her many others; so, if you're already a fan of hers, please skip this review. This is meant for readers who haven't tried a Sandra Brown, yet.

Though I usually read nonfiction when I'm in a serious mood, I do like to read the latest thriller of one of my favorite writers when I'm in the mood for light reading -- particularly when I'm on vacation. Trouble is, writers like John Grisham don't always have a new latest when I'm in the mood for one. So, I'm in the habit of picking up some of the latest paperbacks of best-selling writers I haven't read for those times (horrors!) when I find I'm all out of the latests of my favorites to read. Though I've found a lot of writers I will never touch again, I've also discovered such writers as Stephen White, David Baldacci, Tess Gerritsen, and Patricia Cornwell. And after reading HELLO, DARKNESS, I can now confidently add Sandra Brown to my reliable-good-read list, too.

I first read her ENVY, then THE CRUSH. Though I liked ENVY better, THE CRUSH was certainly good enough to keep me turning pages. And I like HELLO, DARKNESS even better than those. What I particularly like about Sandra Brown's stories is that she's always cooking up subplots, unusual settings and extra characters that she manages to pull together by the end of the book -- admitted, in a rather contrived manner at times. HELLO, DARKNESS gives you a lot of twists and turns along the way to unraveling a murder, too. Why is the heroine hiding in her job as a radio DJ when she could be in television? What was her previous relationship to the police psychologist working the case? What is the psychologist's son hiding from him? What's this teenage sex club thing all about? And, of course, which of the suspects, if any, did the killing?

All in all, if you haven't read a Sandra Brown yet, try her out with HELLO, DARKNESS.


Rating:
Summary: Exciting Thriller
Review: In this book by Sandra Brown, Paris Gibson is host of a late night radio program where she plays music and talks to listeners, sometimes giving them advice. As the book opens, Paris receives a phone call from someone calling himself "Valentino", saying he has kidnapped his girlfriend and will kill her within 72 hours. Paris goes to the police and runs into an old flame, Dr. Dean Malloy. Paris and Dean struggle with the past as well as their feelings for each other, while trying to find Valentino before he kills his girlfriend.

This is another exciting thriller by Sandra Brown. She is expert at giving just enough information that makes you keep turning the pages to find out more. There are plenty of suspects who could be Valentino and his identity is not revealed until the exciting climax of the book. I highly recommend this book, but don't start it too late at night or you may find yourself staying up all night to finish it!



Rating:
Summary: I'm hooked!
Review: This was my first Sandra Brown book, and I'm hooked! One of the best suspense novels in a long time! A real page turner!

Rating:
Summary: a sizzling plot!
Review: Excellent read, very fast paced with well rounded characters. One of Sandra Brown's best. A first rate thriller.