Comes the Dark

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Summary: Phenomenal!
Review: A really great first novel with fascinating, believable characters and an engrossing plot. I can't believe some people found it boring -- I read the whole book in two days, just couldn't put it down! I guess they were hoping for a who-done-it, but COMES THE DARK is a psychological thriller, and the suspense comes from seeing how the characters' lives intersect and how their secrets come out into the open in very dramatic, unexpected ways. Don't let the negative comments turn you off. This is a great book!

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Summary: Kind of silly and mostly a waste
Review: After about the first 40 pages, I skim-read this one and read the end. It just doesn't work, and it is clear that it doesn't. Not really anyone in the story to pull for, either, in my opinion. With so many other options out there, not worth reading.

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Summary: Kind of silly and mostly a waste
Review: After about the first 40 pages, I skim-read this one and read the end. It just doesn't work, and it is clear that it doesn't. Not really anyone in the story to pull for, either, in my opinion. With so many other options out there, not worth reading.

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Summary: What a ride!
Review: After picking up "Last Breath" at the airport on my vacation last year and finding it to be a riveting read I decided to try another book by Michael Prescott. "Comes The Dark" deals with a similar topic- the twisted mind of a serial killer- and does it even better. Prescott drops you into the mind of Robert Garrison as he captures and plans to murder his sister Erica in order to cleanse his soul and eradicate his demons. The result is a rollercoaster ride of suspense and pathos as Erica's secret lover, the local police chief, races to find her before its too late. Robert plans to kill her 'comes the dark'. Despite knowing who the guilty party was I found myself sitting at the edge of my seat until the ride ended.

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Summary: What a ride!
Review: After picking up "Last Breath" at the airport on my vacation last year and finding it to be a riveting read I decided to try another book by Michael Prescott. "Comes The Dark" deals with a similar topic- the twisted mind of a serial killer- and does it even better. Prescott drops you into the mind of Robert Garrison as he captures and plans to murder his sister Erica in order to cleanse his soul and eradicate his demons. The result is a rollercoaster ride of suspense and pathos as Erica's secret lover, the local police chief, races to find her before its too late. Robert plans to kill her 'comes the dark'. Despite knowing who the guilty party was I found myself sitting at the edge of my seat until the ride ended.

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Summary: Boring!!!!
Review: Although this was not the worst book I've ever read, (the reason for 2 stars instead of 1), it was pretty bad. I didn't care for any of the characters in it. The mythology was boring. In fact, the whole plot was boring. Don't bother with this one!!

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Summary: It was really good toward the end
Review: Ever notice how books as in real life the past usually comes back to haunt you? Thats what happens to Erica and her brother Robert. Something horrible happened to them as children Erica has done well in her life but Robert is a recluse who lives in a shack. There are diffinitely a few twists and turns in this thriller. I really like the fact the my name is in it Athena I have never read a book with my name in it before.

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Summary: More of a character story than a thriller
Review: For a story that closely follows the events of a single day, it's ironic that the only interesting parts of this narrative take place in the past. From the teaser on the back cover and the first hundred pages, you'd think the meatiest aspect of this story is the race to prevent a crazed killer from claiming another victim before the end of day. Instead, this aspect of the story is surprisingly mundane. The identity of the killer is revealed early in the story, and it's at this point that the story begins to lag. The revelation, by itself, isn't necessarily a mistake. Detective shows on TV do it all the time, and the story then focuses on figuring out how the murder was committed and the investigative work involved. This story, however, offers none of that. The killer is the only suspect, his actions will inevitably lead the police to arrest him, and the only reason the police don't arrest him is the fear they won't be able to find where he's hidden his next victim. The real meat of the story focuses on the relationships between the primary characters and why the killer is driven to murder. As the story unfolds, the motivations of the characters are slowly revealed, primarily through flashbacks and other revelations of the characters' past. The final revelations at the end of the story are well done and fully explain the motivations of the killer, but at that point it's not enough to have made the read worthwhile.

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Summary: From [e-mail]
Review: Hi. I'm Michael Prescott, and I want to thank you for your interest in my first novel, "Comes the Dark."

"Comes the Dark" grew out of my long-time fascination with ancient religion and mythology. The novel's villain, Robert Garrison, is a brilliant psychopath who has intensively studied these topics and fused them into a personal religious faith -- a complex mixture of Earth Goddess worship, classical Greek concepts of Fate and Necessity, and ritualistic purification through sacrifice.

Although the novel is written as a page-turning thriller, it's built on mythic patterns that become more apparent as the story progresses. Publisher Weekly calls the book "terrifying," and best-selling suspense novelist Jeffery Deaver says, "With 'Comes the Dark,' Michael Prescott delivers a harrowing thriller of the first order. His characters are flesh-and-blood real, the atmosphere's intense and the plot races along unceasingly."

"Comes the Dark" is a selection of the Mystery Guild and the Doubleday Book Club.

I guess that's enough of a sales pitch. The bottom line is that "Comes the Dark" combines fast-paced suspense with some food for thought, which I hope lifts it above the level of the average thriller.

Thanks again for your interest. If you read the book, feel free to write me and let me know what you think.

Best wishes,

Michael Prescott

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Summary: Comes the Dark
Review: I don't know what Mike Moss was reading but it obviously wasn't this book. I was hooked by the end of the first chapter. There was always something going on: murder, suspence, adultery, mythology, and mental illness. This book has everything. It came from so many angles, and each point of view enlightened the plot. Although it wasn't as good a book as Prescott's Stealing Faces; it was still one where you put off reading for a short time for fear that the next story may not be as good.