No Woods So Dark as These
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Publisher Description
Next in the literary, emotionally propulsive Ryan DeMarco Mystery series from Randall Silvis, critically acclaimed master of crime fiction.
There are good reasons to fear the dark...
Former Sergeant Ryan DeMarco's life has been spent in defiance—he's defied death, loneliness, and betrayal all while fighting the worst parts of humanity. He's earned a break, and following the devastation of their last case, DeMarco and his girlfriend Jayme want nothing more than to live quietly in each other's company. To forget the horrors they've experienced and work on making each other whole again.
But dreams of a peaceful life together are shattered when two bodies are discovered in a smoldering car in the woods, and another is found brutally mutilated nearby. Much as he'd like to leave the case to his former colleagues, dark forces are at play and DeMarco cannot escape the vortex of lies, betrayal, and desperation. He and Jayme are dragged back into the fray, where they must confront the shady dealings of a close-knit rural community.
Perfect for fans of murder mystery books and suspenseful thrillers alike, No Woods So Dark as These explores the atrocities humans are capable of when pushed to their limits. In this highly-anticipated addition to Randall Silvis' books, Ryan DeMarco is forced into a case that might break him for good.
Ryan DeMarco Mystery Series:
Two Days Gone (Book 1)
Walking the Bones (Book 2)
A Long Way Down (Book 3)
No Woods So Dark as These (Book 4)
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Silvis's subpar fourth mystery featuring Pennsylvania state policeman turned PI Ryan DeMarco (after 2019's A Long Way Down), Ryan and his PI girlfriend, Jayme Matson, who's also former state police, help the police investigate a horrific triple murder in the woods. One victim was crucified on a tree, the other two burnt to a crisp. The revelation that they were a pimp and two prostitutes takes Ryan, Jayme, and the police detectives down some seedy paths. The case itself is intriguing, but there's never any sense of why the police need to hire private detectives (or, actually, conscript them, as they can't actually pay), nor why folks who'd left the force would volunteer to work a case for free. A ton of characters and subplots, including a police corruption case, slows the action. Long-winded prose doesn't help ("There was no accounting for something like that, no predicting when or under what configuration of circumstances such a change would happen, but from then until now she had been his lighthouse and safe harbor"). Hopefully, Silvis will do better next time.
