All the Colors of the Dark (Unabridged)
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4.3 • 987 Ratings
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD • From the author of We Begin at the End comes a soaring thriller and an epic love story that “hits like a sledgehammer . . . an absolutely must-read novel” (Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl).
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A Best Book of the Year: Washington Post, She Reads, Kirkus Reviews
“Kept me frantically turning the pages and somehow made me cry at the end . . . Brava!”—Kristin Hannah, author of The Women
“Melds tense suspense with a powerful exploration of devotion, obsession, and love.”—People
1975 is a time of change in America. The Vietnam War is ending. Muhammad Ali is fighting Joe Frazier. And in the smalltown of Monta Clare, Missouri, girls are disappearing.
When the daughter of a wealthy family is targeted, the most unlikely hero emerges—Patch, a local boy, who saves the girl, and, in doing so, leaves heartache in his wake.
Patch and those who love him soon discover that the line between triumph and tragedy has never been finer. And that their search for answers will lead them to truths that could mean losing one another.
A missing person mystery, a serial killer thriller, a love story, a unique twist on each, Chris Whitaker has written a novel about what lurks in the shadows of obsession and the blinding light of hope.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
This atmospheric listen is like a thriller, a romance, and a coming-of-age story all at once. In a small Missouri town in the mid-’70s, teenage outcasts Saint, a beekeeping tomboy, and Patch, the one-eyed son of a single mother, are each other’s only friend. When Patch sees the most popular girl in school getting abducted, he fights the stranger off her, only to get held captive himself. Author Chris Whitaker (We Begin at the End) follows both Patch and Saint over 25 turbulent years after that fateful day. Practically each short, tight chapter ends on a cliffhanger, which makes it almost impossible to stop listening. Veteran narrator Edoardo Ballerini keeps the focus on the characters’ intense emotions as the story unfolds. This powerful novel lingered in our minds long after we stopped listening.
Customer Reviews
Beautiful writing
This book tells a story that unfolds over many years. I loved the characters. The plot dragged a little in the middle, but overall a really satisfying listen.
Not a thriller
I went into listening to this book thinking it was a thriller novel about a serial killer. It is a story of a boy and his life of perseverance, resilience, and tough times as he grows up and after being taken and found. It’s about friendship and relationships over decades. The background is about a serial killer but it’s not the main storyline. This is far from a thriller and just a novel about the life of a boy whose life has been hard and changed forever after he’s found and the relationships in his life. Nice story but so long, I couldn’t wait for it to end. I might have liked it more if I didn’t go into thinking it would be a thriller. Also, there are WAY too many chapters. Having a new chapter every 3 mins really gets in the way of the flow of the book when you’re listening. It drove me bonkers!
Boring
Good serial killer story but way too long and boringly written.