Deadly Darkness, Kate Parker
Deadly Darkness, Kate Parker
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Deadly Darkness
A World War II Mystery

Author: Kate Parker

Narrator: Henrietta Meire

Unabridged: 6 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: JDP Press

Published: 05/01/2021

Synopsis

As Britain prepares for an imminent invasion, the murder of a celebrated Arctic explorer leads to the discovery of a web of Nazi spies on the south coast.July, 1939. Newlywed Olivia Denis Redmond plans to spend a peaceful honeymoon in the country before war rips her soldier husband away. But when she finds a dead body in the midst of a blackout, Olivia is drawn into the investigation.Since the police inspector isn’t interested in clues pointing to espionage and blackmail, Olivia must unlock secrets hidden for years in this idyllic village and face the wrath of an unseen enemy.As danger stalks her, can Olivia expose a cunning killer before she becomes the next victim?Deadly Darkness takes the ominous threat of looming war and combines it with a complex mystery complete with spies, Arctic exploration, and Nazis to make an outstanding atmospheric novel. Cozy Up With Kathy

About Kate Parker

Growing up in a family of mystery readers, Kate Parker read Agatha Christie while her classmates read Dick and Jane. To this day, she can't see a routine place or event without cloaking it in mystery, complete with a dead body. Kate is fascinated with brooding historic buildings in Great Britain and Europe and the people who once inhabited them. This led her to create characters from other times to live, commit crimes, and seek justice in these beautiful old towns. She began writing to allow the cozy thrillers lurking in her brain to have their own existence. Kate is the author of the Victorian Bookshop Mysteries.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jessica on March 06, 2021

*I received a free copy of this book which I voluntarily chose to write an honest review for. We start with Olivia's wedding day which she has been waiting for. While the ceremony goes well afterward there are a few bumps getting scheduled where they wanted though they finally prevailed. The wedding......more

Goodreads review by Christy on March 04, 2021

Deadly Darkness is the second book I've read in the Deadly series, and I've loved them both. WWII is one of my favorite eras to read about in historical fiction. We learn so much about history by reading historical fiction! No, the actual plot of the books are usually all fiction, but the historical......more

Goodreads review by Katreader on February 25, 2021

DEADLY DARKNESS by Kate Parker The Sixth Deadly Mystery As England grows ever closer to war, newlywed Olivia Redmond finds herself searching the countryside for lights during a blackout drill instead of canoodling with her new husband. When she sees illumination coming from a local manor house she,......more

Goodreads review by Michele on April 30, 2021

The Deadly series is delightfully entertaining and difficult to put down. With so many suspects and murders (past and present), the story is filled with hidden identities, motives, and opportunities. While I did enjoy the latest read, there were three elements which I felt were questionable: 1) So ne......more

Goodreads review by Jane on October 20, 2023

not the best of the series Livy and Adam are married. Rather than enjoy a honeymoon, Livy immediately gets embroiled in a murder. Even after solving the murder of a young man, she won’t let it go. The book was slow and annoying.......more

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