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Title: Rise the Dark

Author: Michael Koryta

Narrator: Robert Petkoff

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 08-25-16

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Mark Novak's greatest mystery might just be his own....

Private Investigator Mark Novak's relentlessness as an investigator has been his professional calling card and curse, but the one case he couldn't bring himself to pursue is the one closest to his heart: that of his wife's death.

Returning to the scene of her murder, a country road outside Cassadaga, Florida, he uncovers disturbing leads that show how her murder might be connected to Novak's own troubled youth in Montana. The investigation leads him back to the mining towns of Montana, which he thought he'd left behind forever.

On returning, he discovers there are more than just bad memories to be found when you go digging up the past. Novak faces an adversary more frightening than he's ever known and a secret that has wended its way through his entire life, from the caverns beneath Indiana to the abandoned streets of a Southern Gothic town to the darkest corners of the Northwest.

Novak is about to discover that evil and heroism are inextricably and tragically linked.

Members Reviews:

RISE THE DARK has all the best of Koryta!

RISE THE DARK is an example of what makes Michael Koryta one of the best. The book, the second featuring private investigator Markus Novak, builds on the foundation laid in the first Novak book, LAST WORDS, and focuses on great characters, a compelling plot with several unforeseen twists, dry humor, action, and even some romance. Beyond a traditional mystery/thriller, it also includes a little more than a touch of the paranormal, which seems to be one of Koryta's strengths: adding just enough to keep it interesting while not dominating the story.

Koryta fans will appreciate that RISE THE DARK has all the best of Koryta and the references to several of his other books. New readers will get to discover those bests in a great story that I expect will lead them to his other great books.

Rise the Dark will satisfy all your "thriller" needs!

Michael Koryta has done it again. "Rise the Dark" is a thrilling, touching and intense ride that takes the reader to multiple locations with vivid imagery and powerful characters. Koryta even throws in some humor that had me laughing out loud. All in all, this is a compelling story that is really hard to put down.

The story is a continuation of the tale of Markus Novak, but it would be easy to pick this up without having read "Last Words" (another intense read that I highly recommend). While Novak might be ready to visit the scene of his wife's murder, he goes nonetheless in hopes of finding her killer who has recently been released due to a loophole in the investigation. As soon as Novak steps foot in Cassadaga, Florida, things take a turn for the spooky. The descriptions are so vivid and intriguing that it simultaneously made me want to be there while also wanting to stay as far away as possible!

Without giving any more away, the story twists and turns and leads us on an adventure as Novak seeks out revenge amid new revelations of danger and terror. Koryta makes it all extremely realistic and I cannot wait for what he writes next! I cannot recommend this fantastic book enough!

While I like this book

While I like this book, it is the second of what is clearly intended to be a trilogy. It leaves you hanging enough to want to read the next one.