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Summary: Terrific Suspense
Review: Suspense is never in short supply when a serial killer targets soccer moms near Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. When FBI agent Adam Stark asks sketch artist Kendra Smith to use her artistic skills to provide a composite of the suspect, she agrees despite her previous romantic involvement with Adam. As the murders continue, the suspect is able to alter his appearance, making him more of a threat. And in an unusual twist, Agent Stark discovers that the victims are all wearing gold cross necklaces and hair clips similar to Kendra's. The suspense continues to build and becomes multidimensional when the serial killer leaves a clue relating to the murder of Kendra's brother Ian over a decade ago. While the romance between Adam and Kendra seems underdeveloped, the chilling murders, complete with the astounding conclusion, transform this novel into a pulse-pounding read.
Rating:
Summary: A GOOD SUSPENSE
Review: This was a very good suspense novel. It caught my attention from the very beginning and carried me to the end. I thought it was a fairly good read and was finished without realizing that I had even read that much of the book.
I only had a few problems with it. One, I wouldn't say this was a romantic suspense novel. It had a romantic interest to it, but not one that ever amounted to much or really finished. Maybe Mariah Stewart will continue with their relationship in other novels because the characters were interesting and there is a lot of potential with their line of work for a sequel.
Two, I was really hoping for a surprise ending. I had read another readers review and thought maybe I would be stumped and shocked, but was a little disappointed when I figured it out early in the story.
Last, the story didn't seem to have any kind of finality. Maybe there is another sequel out there. The story had a touch of an ending but still left me hanging.
Nevertheless, it was a good read and I will try more books by Mariah Stewart.
Rating: 
Summary: Shut off the phone, call in sick, "DO NOT DISTURB"!
Review: Until Dark" steals your attention and runs with it until the very last period! Kendra Smith, a freelance artist with the FBI has a way with witnesses and can transform every memory of the killer's face onto paper with uncanny ability. Her own brother and cousin was kidnapped years before but no bodies were ever found. After the trial based on circumstantial evidence, Kendra's mother, a well-known Senator, commits suicide. The FBI contacts Kendra to help construct a sketch of the "Soccer Mom Killer" so dubbed as he targets single moms who have a career and also are involved with their childrens' lives. Kendra throws herself into this assignment as an attempt to get on with her own life. This difficult assignment is made almost impossible as Kendra must work with an old flame, Special Agent Adam Stark. Are the sparks still waiting to be ignited or were they truly extinquished? As the bodies mount, Agent Stark discovers that the women have a connection to Kendra, as they all have a cross and butterfly hair clips worn in the same style as Kendra. Kendra's baffled as she's not a single mom, can hardly tell a basketball from a soccer ball but she learns that "You can run from your past but you can't hide from it....."
Rating:
Summary: Shut off the phone, call in sick, "DO NOT DISTURB"!
Review: Until Dark" steals your attention and runs with it until the very last period! Kendra Smith, a freelance artist with the FBI has a way with witnesses and can transform every memory of the killer's face onto paper with uncanny ability. Her own brother and cousin was kidnapped years before but no bodies were ever found. After the trial based on circumstantial evidence, Kendra's mother, a well-known Senator, commits suicide. The FBI contacts Kendra to help construct a sketch of the "Soccer Mom Killer" so dubbed as he targets single moms who have a career and also are involved with their childrens' lives. Kendra throws herself into this assignment as an attempt to get on with her own life. This difficult assignment is made almost impossible as Kendra must work with an old flame, Special Agent Adam Stark. Are the sparks still waiting to be ignited or were they truly extinquished? As the bodies mount, Agent Stark discovers that the women have a connection to Kendra, as they all have a cross and butterfly hair clips worn in the same style as Kendra. Kendra's baffled as she's not a single mom, can hardly tell a basketball from a soccer ball but she learns that "You can run from your past but you can't hide from it....."
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