Abandon the Dark

June 15, 2014

Returning to outwardly peaceful Deer Creek, PA, after 20 years away to care for her Amish great-aunt Rebecca when a stroke puts her in a coma, graphic artist Lainey Colton is surprised when her aunt's attorney Jake Evans tells her that Rebecca has given Lainey power of attorney--and not everyone is pleased. But there's more than just family resentment and prickly Amish-Englischer relations at work. Lainey's return has set past events bubbling to the surface, threatening to reveal a secret that someone would do anything--even kill--to keep hidden. Malicious mischief, anonymous letters, and a vicious attack keep the action lively as Jake and Lainey sort through the past and deal with a strong--and totally unexpected--mutual attraction. VERDICT Charming, bucolic, and tinged with gothic menace, this quiet village and its close-knit community of Amish and Englischers draws readers into a taut, finely plotted suspense tale that is lightened by a sweet romance and graced with vivid description and beautifully concludes Perry's (Search the Dark) chilling trilogy. The author divides her time between Bloomsburg, PA, and the South Carolina coast.

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