Available in Paperback
A modern master of suspense, critically acclaimed author Charlie Donlea returns with a taut, gripping novel about the deadly secrets hiding in plain sight . . .
SOME CHOOSE DARKNESS.
OTHERS ARE CHOSEN BY IT.
THE TRUTH IS EASY TO MISS
EVEN WHEN IT'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF US
“In Donlea's skillful hands, this story of obsession, murder, and the search for truth is both a compassionate character study and a compelling thriller.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Donlea smoothly mixes red herrings and genuine clues...readers who relish a good puzzle will be rewarded.”
“Part 1970s serial-killer thriller and part contemporary Chicago crime novel, this deceptively quick read has something for everyone.”
—Booklist
AS A FORENSIC RECONSTRUCTIONIST
RORY MOORE
SHEDS LIGHT ON COLD-CASE HOMICIDES BY PIECING TOGETHER
CRIME SCENE DETAILS OTHERS FAIL TO SEE.
Cleaning out her late father’s law office a week after his burial, she receives a call that plunges her into a DECADES-OLD CASE COME TO LIFE ONCE MORE.
IN THE SUMMER OF 1979
FIVE CHICAGO WOMEN WENT MISSING
THE PREDATOR NAMED
THE THIEF
LEFT NO BODIES AND
NO CLUES BEHIND—UNTIL
POLICE RECEIVED A PACKAGE FROM A
MYSTERIOUS WOMAN NAMED
ANGELA MITCHELL
whose unorthodox investigation skills appear to have
led to his identity. But before they could question her
ANGELA DISAPPEARED.
FORTY YEARS LATER,
THE THIEF
is about to be paroled for Angela's murder
—THE ONLY CRIME THE DA COULD PIN ON HIM.
BUT THE CRYPTIC FILE RORY FINDS
IN HER FATHER'S LAW OFFICE
suggest there is more to the case, and ANGELA MITCHELL,
than what was fed to the public, the details of which
HAVE BEEN BURIED FOR FOUR DECADES.
RORY'S TALENTS ARE TESTED AS SHE BEGINS RECONSTRUCTING ANGELA'S LAST DAYS.
MAKING ONE STARTLING DISCOVERY
after another, RORY becomes helplessly
entangled in the enigma of
ANGELA MITCHELL
and what happened to her.
DRAWING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN
PAST AND PRESENT
RORY uncovers truths about the
reclusive victim, her father
and the man called THE THIEF
that sends her down a twisting trail
where things may
NOT BE AS THEY APPEAR.
AS SHE CONTINUES TO DIG
EVEN RORY CAN'T BE PREPARED FOR THE FULL
TERRIFYING TRUTH
THAT IS EMERGING . . .
The Woman In Darkness
"She wondered if the mysterious woman had chosen darkness.
Or if darkness had chosen her."
Available Now in Australia
02 Apr 2019 AU
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Pub Date: AU April 2, 2019
400 Pages
Formats:
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Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780143795155
Publisher: Bantam Australia
EBook
ISBN: 9780143795162
Publisher: Random House Australia
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The Woman in Darkness
Note: Identical book as (US edition)— SOME CHOOSE DARKNESS—with a different title and cover for the (AU) Australian edition.
Some Choose Darkness
Available Now
28 May 2019 US
Pub Date:
US May 28, 2019
304 Pages
Formats:
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e-book
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Hardcover
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Paperback (12/31/19)
ISBN-10: 1496713818
ISBN-13: 978-1496713810
ASIN: B07H1ZKXTP
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Some Choose Darkness
Publisher: Kensington
Sold by Penguin Random House
Language: English
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Some Choose Darkness
Uma mulher na escuridão
Available Now
28 May 2019 BRAZIL
Fario Editorial
Lançamento, Policial, Suspense
Título: Uma mulher na escuridão
Subtítulo: A verdade mais difícil de enxergar é a que sempre esteve diante de nossos olhos…
Autor: Charlie Donlea
Gênero: Ficção Seção: Suspense
Formato: 16 x 23 cm Páginas: 304
Papel: Polén ISBN: 978-85-9581-072-3
Preço: R$ 39,90
SOME CHOOSE DARKNESS
"In Donlea's skillful hands, this story of obsession, murder, and the search for truth is both a compassionate character study and a compelling thriller.”
—Kirkus Reviews
PRAISE
FOR CHARLIE
DONLEA
NOVELS
SOME CHOOSE DARKNESS
“Donlea smoothly mixes red herrings and genuine clues...readers who relish a good puzzle will be rewarded.”
—Publisher's Weekly
“Part 1970s serial-killer thriller and part contemporary Chicago crime novel, this deceptively quick read has something for everyone.”
—Booklist
SOME CHOOSE DARKNESS
“A harrowing ride full of twists and turns.”—Press Republican
SOME CHOOSE DARKNESS
Named one of the most
anticipated thrillers of
Summer 2019
"The anxiety and deep cleansing breaths will be a must with this serial killer thriller."—SheReads
DON'T BELIEVE IT
"[Y]ou can’t blame Charlie Donlea if the ending of his novel makes your jaw drop. The title alone — DON’T BELIEVE IT — is fair warning that his characters are no more to be trusted than are our initial impressions of them."
—The New York Times Book Review
"Donlea’s framing of the story as documentary research proves an effective device, and his work reads like the best nonfiction: clear, crisp, and fast-moving.”
—Booklist
"[A] timely thriller that builds into a shocking conclusion. Don’t Believe It is sure to appeal to fans of true crime docu-dramas, along with readers of Mary Kubica or Shari Lapena.”
—Library Journal
DON'T
BELIEVE
IT
"A perfectly executed and entirely satisfying read, Don’t Believe It is a gripping thriller that will blow readers away, from the first page right up to the very last words. Charlie Donlea’s best book yet!”
—Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author
DON'T BELIEVE IT
"Fast-paced, gripping and addictive, this one will feed your true crime obsession and then some."
—POPSUGAR Book Club: 5 of May's Best New Reads
"This novel is a page-turner, and that accolade carries to the very last page and the very last line of the story.”
—New York Journal of Books
"[N]ew York producer Sidney Ryan, the heroine of this riveting…novel from Donlea, is producing a documentary TV series. Donlea splices Sidney’s investigation with excerpted scenes from the documentary and jury room, creating a fast-paced narration. A risky late plot twist will frustrate some readers while thrilling others."
—Publishers Weekly
THE GIRL WHO
WAS TAKEN
"A fast-moving page-turner. . . . Donlea skillfully maximizes suspense by juggling narrators and time all the way to the shocking final twists.”
—Publishers Weekly
"Well worth the read."
—Booklist
THE GIRL WHO WAS TAKEN
SUMMIT
LAKE
SUMMIT LAKE
"Donlea keeps readers guessing throughout. The whodunit plot is clever and compelling . . . for fans of nonstop mysteries with a twist.”
—Library Journal
"A gem of a mystery, fast‑paced and suspenseful.”
—Catherine Coulter, #1 New York Times bestselling author
"An exciting debut, with all the right touches, captivating from the first page to the last. There’s a bright future ahead for this newcomer to the thriller genre—definitely a talent to watch.”
—Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author
