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Hello, Darkness
Hello Darkness
Author: Sandra Brown
ISBN-13: 9780743245524
ISBN-10: 0743245520
Publication Date: 10/7/2003
Pages: 355
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 176 ratings
Publisher: Simon Schuster
Book Type: Hardcover
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Helpful Score: 11
This is the type of novel that I love to read from Sandra Brown. The storyline is excellent, the action is wild and the romance is hot!! Readers are snared from the beginning with a sinister phone call to a radio-talk show host, followed by the kidnapping of the daughter of a prominent citizen. And even though you may think you have everything figured out and know who the psycho is - you don't. Not until the very end. The story takes you behind the scenes of a how a radio show operates, as well as into the teenage underworld of sex, drinking and drugs. Although this is truly a work of fiction, I think its a must-read for parents of teenagers because it stresses the importance of communication and keeping close tabs on these young wannabe adults.
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Helpful Score: 4
This was one of my favorites by Sandra Brown, I just could't put it down!
wiserightwinger01 avatar reviewed Hello, Darkness on + 3 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Not one of Sandra Brown's best, but enjoyable.
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Helpful Score: 3
Paris Gibson is a radio DJ. One of her listeners blames her for the advice she gave & he lost his girlfriend. He threatens to come after her & does.
The criminal psychologist who comes to her aid is an old flame. The ending will keep you up reading past your bedtime.
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Helpful Score: 2
I've read a lot of Sandra Brown's books and enjoyed them all, but I think this one is the best!! Kept my interest right from the start and I couldn't guess who the bad guy was until nearly the end. Fun read.
coqui498 avatar reviewed Hello, Darkness on
Helpful Score: 1
Great book, could hardly put it down.
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Helpful Score: 1
I promise it will be hard to put this book down once you start!
Supercharged thriller is electric with sexual tension and keeps readers guessing until the very end.
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Helpful Score: 1
Suspense to the end! Fascinating to read.
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Helpful Score: 1
I'm a big fan of Sandra Brown..this book, like many others, was very good! There's a mystery, but a hot romance too!
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Helpful Score: 1
Another great story with passion, intrigue and whit! I enjoyed it very much!
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Helpful Score: 1
Mystery within mystery, add in sex, and family issues, cement with appropriate focus and suspense - results effective.
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Helpful Score: 1
This book is not for me. I can't get past the language and the sexual references to know if the book is going to be good.
soupysmom avatar reviewed Hello, Darkness on + 21 more book reviews
A great mystery writer.
stevielyn avatar reviewed Hello, Darkness on + 147 more book reviews
Cue another run up the charts for bestselling Brown (The Crush), who knows just the right mix to spin: a second-chance-at-love theme rocked by the rhythms of families-in-jeopardy and the hip-hop beat of an at-risk teen subplot sure to alarm the most jaded of parents. Her latest thriller, set during a steamy Austin, Tex., summer, revolves around Paris Gibson, host of a late night radio show that dispenses classic love songs along with advice for the lovelorn that turns deadly after a caller takes Paris's on-air advice to dump a possessive boyfriend who turns out to be another regular caller, "Valentino." Refusing to be dumped, "Valentino" makes the girl his captive, phones Paris that he will kill her in 72 hours ("...her death will be on your conscience") and implies Paris may die next. Paris contacts the Austin police and reunites with one-time lover, Dean Malloy, a police psychologist who was also her dead fiance's best friend. "Valentino" 's victim, Janey Kemp, is the missing 17-year-old daughter of a prominent judge and a founder of a Sex Club Web site that arranges illicit parties that Dean's son, Gavin, also frequents, connecting him to Janey's disappearance. Paris and Dean's romance is almost trivial beside Janey's dehumanizing captivity, although Brown's shallow characterizations of Janey and other Sex Club teens registers the only off note in this fast-reading thriller. The adult suspects are better developed: Lancy, an ex-con/janitor/former porn star trying to make good; Stan, a radio employee whose family connections are the only reason he has a job; John, a cop who sees nothing wrong with "hands on" undercover work; and Brad, a sex-addicted dentist. The unmasking of the killer comes with a riveting finale that will leave fans begging for an encore.
Cliiffs avatar reviewed Hello, Darkness on + 26 more book reviews
Maybe I am getting old but this book is to graphic with sex and rape.
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It is one of her classic murder and a little of romance.
Harleygirl avatar reviewed Hello, Darkness on + 248 more book reviews
Good Plot -- Keeps one guessing until the end.
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great book, surprised by ending.
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I love Sandra Brown and this book is no exception. She has you sitting at the edge of your seat the whole time. I read into the night several nights to finish this book.
WaterOtter avatar reviewed Hello, Darkness on + 17 more book reviews
Loved it!
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Brown at her best!
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This was really good! Had me guessing till the end.
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This book was really an exciting read. As most of Sandra Brown's books are. ENJOY!!
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Sorry folks, I just couldn't get into this one at all! Never got far at all.
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Excellent! I thoroughly enjoyed this book!
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Good book
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suspenseful
FitMommyOf2 avatar reviewed Hello, Darkness on + 85 more book reviews
Great book! Keeps you guessing till the end!
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A fast paced mystery.
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"a gripping story of abduction, betrayal, and murder that could have been ripped straight from the headlines." -pretty much says it.
msmagoo avatar reviewed Hello, Darkness on + 15 more book reviews
Great book! Loved the characters!
Paris Gibson is a talk show host and receives a frightening phone call that the caller is going to kill someone. You will never guess who the killer is!!! I thought I had it figured out more than once. You will be guessing the whole book....but don't peek! It's worth the wait!
Dartha avatar reviewed Hello, Darkness on + 102 more book reviews
This is one of the Sandra Brown books that sends you looking for another by her. Not at ALL like the "Best Kept Secret" book that she wrote. Which was trash. Wouldn't even make good confetti because the paper was sub-par, just like the writing. This one was nothing like that...lol
MELNELYNN avatar reviewed Hello, Darkness on + 669 more book reviews
Sandra Brown has done the next to the impossible. She's given us a serial killer, shown us what he looks like, given us plenty of info about him, made plenty sure we know he's a bottom dweller into not quite right, kinky sex. But that's not what is so amazing about this novel. We meet this slug right from the get go, but we don't figure out who he is till the end of the book, so I guess you could say HELLO, DARKNESS is a mystery. But wait, it reads like a pulse-pounding, page-turning thriller. Stop! There might be a touch of romance in it as well.

Nightshift DJ Paris Gibson gets a call from one of her listeners, a guy who calls himself Valentino, just before she goes off shift. He tells her he's kidnapped his girlfriend and he's going to kill her in three days. Paris has seventy-two hours to save the girl. Of course she goes straight to the cops, where she happens to run into Criminal Shrink Dean Malloy, a man from her past.

Paris, Malloy and the police do their level best to track the kidnapper, but Ms. Brown has made it a bit difficult by giving them more than one suspect. Is it Malloy's sassy son, a back-talking, boozing brat who belongs to the same internet sex club as the missing girl? Is it the perverted porno perusing, pedophiliac who yearns to peak under his patient's skirts as he's drilling their teeth? Is it the cop assigned to computer fraud that's been secretly sampling the wares of the girls in the high school sex club? And can Paris and company catch the kidnapping killer before he gets Paris, because you know hes after her, else why did he bother to call in the first place.

The beauty of this book is that I was convinced the bad guy was the dentist, then I shifted my attention to the kid, then the cop, then back to the dentist, and so on and so on. Ms. Brown gives us three suspects, makes them all look guilty, then guiltier. What a great book.
nlhrn avatar reviewed Hello, Darkness on + 5 more book reviews
Good book,,pretty quick read. Holds your interest.
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Sandra Brown does it again. I really enjoyed this book. I think it was one of her better ones.
jwigg avatar reviewed Hello, Darkness on + 39 more book reviews
This was an awesome mystery!!! I was guessing until the very end!! Highly recommended to any and all mystery fans!
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supercharged thriller is electric with sexual tension and keeps readers guessing until the very end.
jadaskye avatar reviewed Hello, Darkness on + 122 more book reviews
Of course this is great listen ! Highly recommended by me
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Great book! keeps you guessing and lots of suspense.
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Good Book. A radio host who is hunted. I always try to guess who the perp is before it is revealed. I got this one.
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Tense and exciting. You can't put it down once you start reading it!
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Very good story. Had me guessing as to the bad guy right to the end.
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A great suspense thriller that will keep you riveted.
gottasalsa avatar reviewed Hello, Darkness on + 38 more book reviews
A fast-paced, gripping story of a talk show host who is drawn into the plot of a grisly murder.
ehouston avatar reviewed Hello, Darkness on + 8 more book reviews
I enjoy reading anything by Sandra Brown although I admit I enjoy her romantic suspense (like this) more than her straight romance. As usual, excellent.
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Great story, Sandra Brown never fails to get it right.
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Another masterful Sandra Brown story. The setting is Austin, Texas - the heroine is a radio talk-show host - the villain calls in his threats as he leaves a trail of murdered women in his wake - and the hero is...well, the hero, of course! We get abduction, murder, betrayal, and more.
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This book was a good thriller.
ErinMc avatar reviewed Hello, Darkness on + 373 more book reviews
Since moving to Austin to ease the pain of tragic mistakes, Paris Gibson had led a life vitual isolation,coming alive only at night when she hosts her popular radio show.Then one listener-who identifies himself as Valentino-tells Paris that the girl he loves julted him because of Paris's on-air advice.He intends to exact revenge by killing the girl and coming after Paris. Desperate to stop the sinister Valentino, Paris enlists the help of the police-including crime psychologist Dean Malloy the very man she had hoped never to meet again.....
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Spell binding.. always a good read.
mwelday avatar reviewed Hello, Darkness on + 148 more book reviews
Paris is a radio deejay who gets a phone call one night during her show that starts this thriller...the caller is planning on killing someone in 72 hours if Paris can't save his victim...the plot is the search of a sexual predator...fast read, recommend it if you like other Sandra Brown books.
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From Publishers Weekly
Cue another run up the charts for bestselling Brown (The Crush), who knows just the right mix to spin: a second-chance-at-love theme rocked by the rhythms of families-in-jeopardy and the hip-hop beat of an at-risk teen subplot sure to alarm the most jaded of parents. Her latest thriller, set during a steamy Austin, Tex., summer, revolves around Paris Gibson, host of a late night radio show that dispenses classic love songs along with advice for the lovelorn that turns deadly after a caller takes Paris's on-air advice to dump a possessive boyfriend who turns out to be another regular caller, "Valentino." Refusing to be dumped, "Valentino" makes the girl his captive, phones Paris that he will kill her in 72 hours ("...her death will be on your conscience") and implies Paris may die next. Paris contacts the Austin police and reunites with one-time lover, Dean Malloy, a police psychologist who was also her dead fiance's best friend. "Valentino" 's victim, Janey Kemp, is the missing 17-year-old daughter of a prominent judge and a founder of a Sex Club Web site that arranges illicit parties that Dean's son, Gavin, also frequents, connecting him to Janey's disappearance. Paris and Dean's romance is almost trivial beside Janey's dehumanizing captivity, although Brown's shallow characterizations of Janey and other Sex Club teens registers the only off note in this fast-reading thriller. The adult suspects are better developed: Lancy, an ex-con/janitor/former porn star trying to make good; Stan, a radio employee whose family connections are the only reason he has a job; John, a cop who sees nothing wrong with "hands on" undercover work; and Brad, a sex-addicted dentist. The unmasking of the killer comes with a riveting finale that will leave fans begging for an encore.
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Will keep you interested!
Linda avatar reviewed Hello, Darkness on + 770 more book reviews
Terrific storyline ... I love the characters.
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For Paris Gibson, her popular late night radio show is both an escape and her one real contact with the outside world.
Since moving to Austin to ease the pain of the past, tragic mistakes, she has led a life of virtual solitude, coming alive only when she hosts her show. To her loyal listeners, she is a wise and trusted friend who not only takes their music requests but listens to their problems and occasionally dispenses advice.
Paris's world of isolation is brutally threatened, however, when one listener-a man who identifies himself only as "Valentino"-tells her that her on-air advice to the girl he loves has caused her to leave him and that now he intends to exact his revenge. First he plans to kill the girl, whom he has abducted-which he says he will do in 72 hours-then he will come after Paris.
Joined by the Austin police department, Paris plunges into a race against time in an effort to find Valentino before he can carry out his threat to kill-and to kill again. To her dismay, she finds that one of the people she must work with is crime psychologist Dean Malloy, a man with whom she shares a history that had a catastrophic effect on both of their lives. His presence arouses old passions, forcing Paris to confront painful memories that she had come to Austin to forget.
As the clock ticks down, and Valentino's threats come closer to becoming a reality, Paris suddenly finds herself forced to deal with a killer who may not be a stranger at all.
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Great story! I've always enjoyed her work and this one I've actually read twice!
hollielazor avatar reviewed Hello, Darkness on + 83 more book reviews
Paris Gibson, a late night radio host leaves Austin to ease the pain of past tragic mistakes, virtually living a life of solitude. Then a man who identifies himself as "Valentino" tells her that her on air advice to the girl he loves caused her to leave him and that now he intends to kill her. Then he will come after Paris. As the clock ticks down, and Valentino's threats come closer and closer to becoming reality, Paris is forced to deal with a killer who may not be a stranger at all. A great suspenseful book.
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Good read. Radio host is stalked. Creepy encounters in late nite deserted station.
jebsnow avatar reviewed Hello, Darkness on + 4 more book reviews
Very compelling story. Ending was a little weak but I like her writing style. Good character development.
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Lots of suspense, lots of romance. This book has it all. Definitely one that I will read more than one time.
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Very easy to read. There were twists in the story till the VERY end. I really enjoyed it.
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This thriller about a woman haunted by her past and then becomes caught up in a nightmare. I read it straight through! A great read.
doxielover avatar reviewed Hello, Darkness on + 91 more book reviews
Inside flap: Hello, Darkness, is the gripping story of a woman haunted by her past and caught in a nightmare that threatnes to destroy her future. It's a brilliant, fast-paced tale, electric with sexual tension, by one of America's most popular authors of sophisticated suspense.
I thorough enjoyed this book. I read this book in one days reading.
freeverse071681 avatar reviewed Hello, Darkness on + 609 more book reviews
For Paris Gibson, her popular late-night radio show is both an escape and her one real contact with the outside world.

Since moving to Austin to ease the pain of past, tragic mistakes, she has led a life of virtual solitude, coming alive only when she hosts her show. To her loyal listeners, she is a wise and trusted friend who not only takes their music requests but listens to their problems and occasionally dispenses advice.

Paris's world of isolation is brutally threatened, however, when one listener - a man who identifies himself only as "Valentino" - tells her that her on-air advice to the girl he loves has caused her to leave him and that now he intends to exact his revenge. First he plans to kill the girl, whom he has abducted - which he says he will do in 72 hours - then he will come after Paris.

Joined by the Austin police department, Paris plunges into a race against time in an effort to find Valentino before he can carry out his threat to kill - and to kill again. To her dismay, she finds that one of the people she must work with is crime psychologist Dean Malloy, a man with whom she shares a history that had a catastrophic effect on both their lives. His presence arouses old passions, forcing Paris to confront painful memories that she had come to Austin to forget.

As the clock ticks down, and Valentino's threats come closer and closer to becoming a reality, Paris suddenly finds herself forced to deal with a killer who may not be a stranger at all.
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Bestselling author Sandra Brown is the master of the knife-edge thriller. Her latest and most powerful novel to date, Hello, Darkness, is the gripping story of a woman haunted by her past and caught in a nightmare that threatens to destroy her future. It's a brilliant, fast-paced tale, electric with sexual tension, by one of America's most popular authors of sophisticated suspense.
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Great read!!
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another page turning and gripping novel.
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this is a gripping novel of a woman haunted by her past and caught in a nightmare that threatens to distroy her future
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A real thriller--I love Sanra Brown books!
fastfingers avatar reviewed Hello, Darkness on + 73 more book reviews
One of my favorites. The story is so intriguing and exciting from start to finish. Could not put it down.
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I kept wondering which suspect was the guilty one. kept me guessing until the very end. fast
and busy reading; kept the pages turning.
earl h. meldrim, ga.
FriscoOBX avatar reviewed Hello, Darkness on + 601 more book reviews
The story was interesting which is what kept me reading it to the end.
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Usually it's painfully obvious who the bad guy is, but I kept changing my mind as to the villain's identity all throughout the book. A good read.
moneygoddess avatar reviewed Hello, Darkness on + 11 more book reviews
I read this book quite a while ago and when I re-read the first couple of pages, I remembered it was very suspenseful.
freeverse071681 avatar reviewed Hello, Darkness on + 609 more book reviews
Since moving to Austin to ease the pain of tragic mistakes, Paris Gibson has led a life of virtual isolation, coming alive only at night when she hosts her popular radio show. Then one listener -- who identifies himself as "Valentino" -- tells Paris that the girl he loves jilted him because of Paris's on-air advice. He intends to exact revenge by killing the girl and then coming after Paris. Desperate to stop the sinister Valentino, Paris enlists the help of the police including crime psychologist Dean Malloy, the very man she had hoped never to meet again...
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GREAT READ GOOD MYSTERY AND ROMANCE KEEP ME GUESSING TIL THE END
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I enjoyed the book. It was a police-mystery/love story. It kept me guessing until the last 5 pages!
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Very good read, was a hard book to put down between chapters
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paris gibson is a talk radio host. a stalker listens to her show every night. he then comes after her. good book
Luvbug avatar reviewed Hello, Darkness on + 225 more book reviews
Paris is a deejay on a late night radio show. She gets a call from a listener that leads her to beleive he is going to kill the girl that kilted him. Book will leave you on your toes about who the killer is...very good book.
Smokey avatar reviewed Hello, Darkness on + 265 more book reviews
A radio show personality gets caught up in a plot of revenge.
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Before reading this book, I read a review that stated that it would keep you guessing until the end. Once I started reading it, I thought the author was being obvious about who it was, but I was wrong... The book really does keep you guessing, right up to the very end! I enjoyed this book very much.
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" A gripping story of abduction, betrayal and murder that could have been ripped straight from the headlines." I love Sandra Brown and this one delivers.
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A radio host has a caller who says he is going to kill a girl, and it is all her fault.
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From the back cover:

Since moving to Austin to ease the pain of tragic mistakes, Paris Gibson has led a life of virtual isolation, coming alive only at night when she hosts her popular radio show. Then one listener-who identifies himself as "Valentino"-tells Paris that the girl he loves jilted him because of Paris's on-air advice. He intends to extact revenge by killing the girl and then coming after Paris. Desperate to stop the sinister Valentino, Paris enlists the help of the police-including crime psychologist Dean Malloy, the very man she had hoped never to meet again. . .
lynxxmarie avatar reviewed Hello, Darkness on + 165 more book reviews
Will keep you up past your bedtime... a thriller about abduction,betrayal,and murder. Good read!
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Good beach read
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Hard to put down once you begin with what I think is an ending not expected.
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if you've read sandra brown then you will like this book
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I can only say the same thing about any SB book, they rock. The men are more than I can imagine but they are wonderful! I wish I had met any one of them!!
renegadespiritcat avatar reviewed Hello, Darkness on + 198 more book reviews
Spine tingling good murder mystery, keeps you on the edge of your seat and sleepless reading well into the wee hours. A definite page turner.
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Combination mystery/romance with the emphasis on the mystery.
A twisted character announces to a radio talk-show host that he's planning to kill the girlfriend who turfed him out in three days, then hangs up. Intriguing people (all with a bit of suspect mayhem in their pasts) provide all too many possible suspects.
What would YOU do with information like that?

From back cover: Since moving to Austin to ease the pain of tragic mistakes, Paris Gibson has led a life of virtual isolation, coming alive only at night when she hosts her popular radio show. Then one listener--who identifies himself as 'Valentino'--tells Paris that the girl he loves jilted him because of Paris' on-air advice. He intends to exact revenge by killing the girl and then coming after Paris.
Desperate to stop the sinister Valentino, Paris enlists the help of the police--including crime psychologist Dean Malloy, the very man she had hoped never to meet again...
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Keeps you guessing! Would reccomend.
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For Paris Gibson, her popular late-night radio show is both an escape and her one real contact with the outside world. Since moving to Austin to ease the pain of past, tragic mistakes, she has led a life of virtual solitude, coming alive only when she hosts her show. To her loyal listeners, she is a wise and trusted friend who not only takes their music requests but listens to their problems and occasionally dispenses advice. Paris's world of isolation is brutally threatened, however, when one listener - a man who identifies himself only as "Valentino" - tells her that her on-air advice to the girl he loves has caused her to leave him and that now he intends to exact his revenge. First he plans to kill the girl, whom he has abducted - which he says he will do in 72 hours - then he will come after Paris. Joined by the Austin police department, Paris plunges into a race against time in an effort to find Valentino before he can carry out his threat to kill - and to kill again. To her dismay, she finds that one of the people she must work with is crime psychologist Dean Malloy, a man with whom she shares a history that had a catastrophic effect on both their lives. His presence arouses old passions, forcing Paris to confront painful memories that she had come to Austin to forget. As the clock ticks down, and Valentino's threats come closer and closer to becoming a reality, Paris suddenly finds herself forced to deal with a killer who may not be a stranger at all.
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For Paris Gibson, her popular late night radio show is both an escape and her one real contact with the outside world. Her world of isolation is brutally threatened when one listener -- a man who identifies himself only as "Valentino" -- tells her that her on-air advice to the girl he loves has caused her to jilt him, and that now he intends to exact his revenge. First he plans to kill the girl, and then he will come after Paris. Joined by the Austin police department, Paris plunges into a race against time in an effort to find Valentino before he can carry out his threats. As the clock ticks down, Paris suddenly finds herself forced to deal with a killer who may not be a stranger at all.
lamplightreader avatar reviewed Hello, Darkness on + 10 more book reviews
I don't read a lot of nonfiction books but I enjoyed this one. It didn't take me a long time to read it because it held my interrest.
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FOR PARIS GIBSON, HER POPULAR LATE-NIGHT RADIO SHOW IS BOTH AND ESCAPE AND HER ONE REAL CONTACT WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD
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Good read.
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Great book.
jebsnow avatar reviewed Hello, Darkness on + 4 more book reviews
Good character development. Disturbing topics, sexual content.
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A gripping story of abduction, betrayal, and murder that could have been ripped straight from the headlines. Fascinating...Will keep you up past your bedtime...
Cageme avatar reviewed Hello, Darkness on + 258 more book reviews
Good mystery and thriller. Great likeable characters as well as more than one reasonable suspect. One victim unveils many victims from prominent affluent society. More and more suspects are added Surprises and twists to the plot. Runs for more than 13 hours. consists of 12 cds.
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A complex and interesting plot that builds in tension from a favorite author of mine.

"Since moving to Austin to ease the pain of tragic mistakes Paris Gibson has led a life of virtual isolation, coming alive only at night when she hosts her popular radio show....Desperate to stop the sinister [call-in listener]Valentino,Paris enlists the help of the police -- including crime psychologist Daen Malloy, the very man she'd hoped to never meet again."
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Since moving to Austin to ease the pain of tragic mistakes, Paris Gibson has led a life of virtual isolation, coming alive only at night when she hosts her popular radio show. Then one listener--who identifies himself as "Valentino"--tells Paris that the girl he loves jilted him because of Paris's on-air advice. He intends to exact revenge by killing the girl and then coming after Paris. Desperate to stop the sinister Valentino, Paris enlists the help of the police--including crime psychologist Dean Malloy, the very man she had hoped to never meet again.....
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Author is Sandra Brown.
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Since moving to Austin to ease the pain of tragic mistakes, Paris Gibson has led a life of virtual isolation, coming alive only at night when she hosts her popular radio show. Then one listener-who identifies himself as "Valentino"-tells Paris that the girl he loves jilted him because of Paris's on-air advice. He intends to exact revenge by killing the girl and then coming after Paris.
Desperate to stop the sinister Valentino, Paris enlists the help of the police-including crime psychologist Dean Malloy, the very man she had hoped to never meet again...

Great book-kept me on the edge of my chair the whole time!
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Good book.
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Since moving to Austin to ease the pain of tragic mistakes, Paris Gibson has led a life of virtual isolation, coming alive only at night when she hosts her popular radio show. Then one listener -- who identifies himself as "Valentino," tells Paris that the girl he loves jilted him because of Paris's on-air advice. He intends to exact revenge by killing the girl and then coming after Paris. Desperate to stop the sinister Valentino, Paris enlists the help of the police -- including crime psychologist Dean Malloy, the very man she had hoped never to meet again . . .
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Since moving to Austin Paris Gibon has led a life of virtual isolation , coming alive only at night when she hosts her popular radio show -then one listener tells Paris because of her advice his girlfriend jilted him & he intends to kill her and then come after Paris - A good read -
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Since moving to Austin to ease the pain of tragic mistakes, Paris Gibson has led a life of virtual isolation, coming alive only at night when she hosts her popular radio show. Then one listener -- who identifies himself as "Valentino," tells Paris that the girl he loves jilted him because of Paris's on-air advice. He intends to exact revenge by killing the girl and then coming after Paris. Desperate to stop the sinister Valentino, Paris enlists the help of the police -- including crime psychologist Dean Malloy, the very man she had hoped never to meet again . . .
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This is a book club edition hardcover