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Comes the Dark
Comes the Dark
Author: Michael Prescott
The past comes back to haunt the residents of Barrow, Pa., when their normally sleepy town is rocked by the discovery of a local girl's remains washed up on the riverbank. — Not since the double murder at the Garrison mansion decades earlier has anything so tragic occurred there. Robert and Erica, the two siblings orphaned that violent night so l...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780451192509
ISBN-10: 0451192508
Publication Date: 2/1/1999
Pages: 396
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 56 ratings
Publisher: Signet Book
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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tonyac7478 avatar reviewed Comes the Dark on + 46 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
I started this book when my husband saw it in a store and thought I'd like it. Wow, was he right! I started it, then read whenever I could. It was an easy read, by by no means a boring one. The plot was gripping, and I found myself saying "Just one more page," or "one more chapter," only to find that I couldn't put it down at all. It was a continual cliff hanger. I'll definitely look for more of Mr. Prescott's books!!
Sleepy26177 avatar reviewed Comes the Dark on + 218 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
As mentioned in the book's description, Erica and Robert are the only survivors at the scene of crime. Decades later Erica's become a well known and liked antique dealer in her hometown, inherited a huge heritage after her mother was shot.
Her brother Robert's become a weird loner in the woods. He´s only seen once a months for groceries in town.

When young Sherry Wilcott is found dead with a cut throat everybody suspect the loner Robert. Erica vanishes in the woods while searching for her brother. She gets captured by Sherry Willcott's murderer. Strapped down in a cave begins her fight for life.

The burnt out town sheriff, Ben Connor, fears for her life and their love while trying to figure out which part of Erica's disappearance her con-artist husband Andrew and her brother are playing.
When Erica's car is found, an officer is shot in the wood, the plot spins and turns. The reader learns pretty early who's the beast in the woods.
The novel offers a lot of secrets, goes back into the past of two scared children and unravels another gruesome crime.
DsuzieC avatar reviewed Comes the Dark on + 159 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This is not for the faint of heart but it's one of Michael Prescott's very best books.
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Helpful Score: 2
Awesome! I will be reading everything I can get my hands on by this author!
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Helpful Score: 1
As usual, Prescott grabs my attention from the beginning. The twists and turns of this plot had me on edge. I kept thinking that I knew what was coming, but did not.

An excellent read with well developed characters and plot.
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This was the first time reading this author. I had heard great things about him but found this book a little confusing and therefore was very bored with the first half. It got better as I read it and I will try another one of his in the future.
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This book is awesome. It's fast paced, fraught with plot twists, and just an all around captivating read. I loved it, and read it over and over again!
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A thriller! Twists and turns. Should have been made into a movie.
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Very intense!!

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