Light Before Day, Christopher Rice
Light Before Day, Christopher Rice
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Light Before Day

Author: Christopher Rice

Narrator: Cole Ferguson

Unabridged: 11 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 12/09/2014

Synopsis

Adam Murphy wants to be a serious journalist. Unfortunately, he spends his days writing copy about underwear and abs for a gay lifestyle magazine. When a troubled young porn star brings him a tip about a recently deceased marine’s secret visit to an infamous pimp for underage boys, Adam is determined to break the story…until someone starts threatening his life.Undeterred, Adam begins to unravel a deadly conspiracy involving runaway sugar daddies, salacious A-list parties, and three handsome young men who have vanished without a trace. Now he must enter the seedy underbelly of LA to find the truth behind their disappearance, as well as the disappearance of his ex-lover, Corey—who may have some deadly secrets of his own.In this supercharged modern noir tale of sex, drugs, and revenge from New York Times bestselling author Christopher Rice, getting to the bottom of a scandalous story can be dangerous…if not downright fatal.

About Christopher Rice

Born in San Francisco and raised in New Orleans from the age of ten, Christopher Rice published four New York Times bestsellers, received a Lambda Literary Award, and was declared one of People Magazine’s Sexiest Men Alive, all by the age of thirty. His debut novel, A Density of Souls, was greeted with a landslide of media attention, much of it an offshoot of his mother’s fame as a legendary vampire chronicler. His supernatural thriller The Heavens Rise was a Bram Stoker Award nominee. The InsightOut Book Club selected his book Blind Fall as a best novel of 2008. In addition, his noir thriller Light Before Day was hailed as a “book of the year” by Lee Child. He has served as a contributing columnist to The Advocate and has been published in the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and Salon.com. His short fiction has been featured in the anthologies Thriller and Los Angeles Noir.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Santino on July 24, 2015

I can see why this is known to be Christopher Rice's most controversial novel to date. Light Before Day is part detective novel, part thriller, and a definite sneaky expose on the sordid past (and present) of sexual predators in Hollywood. Particularly sexual predators who prey on young men. The nove......more

Goodreads review by Fabian on November 02, 2018

If a semi-good whodunnit had a stomach-churning noir feel with all characters gay guys... well, you'd have "Light Before Day." Christopher Rice exercises his writing muscles more than his mother- but he is not a better writer. He seems intent on writing mysteries with sprawling narratives... he is co......more

Goodreads review by LenaRibka on January 16, 2019

3,5 stars It was my first book by the author and I have to confess that I really ENJOYED the writing.Not so much the mystery here. It was way too complicated for my taste. Adam Murphy, a talented journalist with alcohol problems, who is probably too good for this gay magazine he works for, gets some......more

Goodreads review by C.W. on August 09, 2013

Christopher Rice may be the son of ultra-famous Anne Rice, reigning queen of the Gothic novel whose lush, supernatural tales have changed forever how readers look at vampires, witches and ghosts, but he's inherited more than his share of her talent, plus his unique voice to boot. This is the third no......more

Goodreads review by Jane on August 19, 2016

The following review was originally posted on my book blog The Book Challengers. For a book that's supposed to keep me on the edge of my seat and intrigued the entire time, this one bored me way too much. I don't even know exactly why, but it wasn't possible for me to get into this book and therefore......more

Quotes

“Richly painted, viciously paced...Rice skillfully reveals a labyrinth of deadly secrets and horrifying surprises.” —Gregg Hurwitz, bestselling author of The Crime Writer“Stealthy as a desert wind and as deadly as a knife.” —Lee Child

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