Review: Lost in the Dark By Debra Webb

 

The brutal murder of her sister draws a woman back to her hometown and all its dark secrets in a gripping novel of suspense by USA Today bestselling author Debra Webb.

Dr. CJ Patterson returns to her Alabama hometown when her estranged sister, Shelley, is found murdered in the woods. For CJ it means diving headfirst into a painful life she left behind.

CJ reluctantly partners with Detective Kevin Braddock, and the complicated romantic history they share is far from over. They soon zero in on Shelley’s abusive ex-boyfriend and a local crime boss who controls the struggling mill village’s illicit enterprises. But anyone is suspect in a town with so many secrets. Even Shelley died with a few of her own.

As the investigation continues, so do the murders. One by one they’re leading CJ into a past she desperately fled from. CJ knows her hometown all too well. And that her search for the truth, and for a killer, will only get darker.

Revised This edition of Lost in the Dark, originally published as Everywhere She Turns, contains editorial revisions. 

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What I thought about Lost in the Dark

New Dr. CJ Patterson returns home to help find her sister's killer. She's certain she knows who it is and doesn't want that person to get off. 

There are a cornucopia of suspects in this story. Sometimes that makes it fun to figure out who the real killer is, but it gets easier as the story moves along. At least that was what I found her.  I figured out the killer somewhere along the way and then it just became of matter of why and when they would get apprehended. 

There's plenty of danger with this case, and romance too.  CJ has some past history by way of attraction with Braddock, the detective running the case. Their rocky relationship works well to tone down some of the realities of the murders. 

Overall, this was an interesting murder mystery, with lots of suspects and past history. There were some slow spots through the middle with some repetition, but overall the story kept me engaged throughout to want to know how things would wrap up.

Four stars.