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Comes the Dark
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| My debut
novel, Comes the Dark, hit the New York Times bestseller
list in only its second week on sale. The book was
selected by both the Mystery Guild and the Doubleday Book
Club, where it was available in a special hardcover
edition.
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In the past ...
Erica and her little brother, Robert, were the only survivors at the scene of the crime. The police discovered the children huddled together in a closet. Shivering in their pajamas. Hiding from the nightmare that had turned their happy home into a slaughterhouse.
In the present ...
Erica is a successful art dealer, a strong woman who has managed to bury the past and build a new life. Her brother Robert, however, still hides in the shadows of his own shattered mind. He lives in a remote cabin in the woods. He plays in the dark caves on the outskirts of town. And when a local girl is gruesomely murdered, Robert is the first person the police suspect.
In the next 24 hours ...
Erica goes looking for her brother. The police go after them both. And now, with the setting of the sun, comes the terror, the blood, and the truth ...
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edition Editions Pygmalion has published a large-format softcover edition of Comes the Dark, translated into French by Sophie Dalle.
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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. - Jeffery Deaver
Prescott effectively captures the pain experienced by his characters and how it leads them to terrifying acts of desperation. - Publishers Weekly
A first-class thriller... Prescott's smooth writing propels readers through a series of flashbacks woven into ongoing events ... First-rate! - The Arizona Daily Star