Comes the Dark

by Michael Prescott

Book Overview

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Michael Prescott delivers a haunting story of fate, obsession, and murder in COMES THE DARK. Erica Garrison has long suspected her brother Robert of a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451192508
• ISBN13: 9780451192509
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: Signet Book
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.3" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

What a ride!

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.

Gripping and Different

Michael Prescott's "Comes the Dark" is a potent and absorbing psychological thriller. What is really unique about this book is the complexity of the characters and the inability to really make them either good or bad, although certainly the villain is definitely bad. The usual childhood traumas are used to justify the mental illness, but even then Prescott doesn't offer this as an excuse, merely as a reason.I particularly found the characters of Marge and Andrew very well drawn. Marge is the lieutenant who felt she should have gotten the chief position when crusty old Paul retired. But instead, they bring in an outsider from New York with his own hidden secrets. The method in which the sour Marge turns to respect her new boss is done with credibility and sensitivity. The transformation is satisfying.Likewise, we have Andrew, the husband of the heroine who married her for money, and has a criminally colorful past. Although you immediately want to despise him, as the story progresses, he becomes a flesh and blood character, driven by past greeds, but in the end, turning into a rather surprising force in the novel.The scenes in the cave are at times tedious and drawn out, but they enhance the feeling of our heroine as she tries desperately to battle her evil brother.This is a great read--I found myself saying things out loud, like "You just did something stupid," or "Come on, Erica, don't be so silly..."This is good reading; although after reading "Stealing Faces," I think Prescott tends to supply his leading characters the same formulae, but hey if it works, why not?

Comes the Dark

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.

entertaining and a pleasure to read

This book puts extra emphasis on character developement which I believe makes the story entertaining and solid - Mr. Prescott is a highly skilled writer.I'm a big fan of this author and with his next book I'm sure you'll see he's #1 in writing thriller novels - I'll certainly purchase his next book...

Phenomenal!

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!