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Such Dark Things: A Novel of Psychological Suspense Paperback – March 20, 2018

by Courtney Evan Tate (Author)

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A HORRIFIC RECURRING NIGHTMARE IS THREATENING TO STEAL HER SANITY…

Dr. Corinne Cabot is living the American dream. She’s a successful ER physician in Chicago who’s married to a handsome husband. Together they live in a charming house in the suburbs. But appearances can be deceiving—and what no one can see is Corinne’s dark past. Troubling gaps in her memory mean she recalls little about a haunting event in her life years ago that changed everything.

She remembers only being in the house the night two people were found murdered. Her father was there, too. Now her father is in prison; she hasn’t been in contact in years. Repressing that terrifying memory has caused Corinne moments of paranoia and panic. Sometimes she thinks she sees things that aren’t there, hears words that haven’t been spoken. Or have they? She fears she may be losing her mind, unable to determine what’s real and what’s not.

So when she senses her husband’s growing distance, she thinks she’s imagining things. She writes her suspicions off to fatigue, overwork, anything to explain what she can’t accept—that her life really isn’t what it seems.

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368 pages
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English
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MIRA
Publication date

March 20, 2018
Dimensions

5.27 x 0.94 x 7.99 inches
ISBN-10

0778316548
ISBN-13

978-0778316541
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"Written in breathless style, this page-turner relies on quick thrills, surprise twists...[for] readers seeking a fast enterrtaining tale..."--Publishers Weekly

"Fans of domestic thrillers with an unreliable narrator will gobble this one up...Recommended for all thriller/suspense collections."
--Booklist

"Such Dark Things is sensually delicious. It gives us a glimpse of the train-wreck that can occur when the past meets up with the present in a catastrophic way." Tarryn Fisher, NYT Bestselling Author

About the Author

Courtney Evan Tate is the nom de plume (and darker side) of New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Courtney Cole. She spend her days dreaming up new characters and storylines and surprising plot twists and writing them beneath Florida's rustling palm trees. Visit her at www.courtneycolewrites.com.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ MIRA; Original edition (March 20, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0778316548
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0778316541
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.27 x 0.94 x 7.99 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #2,978,238 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #6,146 in Domestic Thrillers (Books)
- #8,912 in Kidnapping Thrillers
- #17,251 in Psychological Fiction (Books)

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Courtney Cole is a New York Times bestselling author of over twenty novels. She enjoys eating reader emotions for breakfast, wearing cashmere socks (when she’s not barefoot) and collecting hula girls.

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JenWurtz

Such Dark Things = Such Awesome Writing

Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2018

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WOW! What a deeply emotional, slightly frustrating and definitely unsettling ride! And I loved every single second of it. I did. I did. I did. Such Dark Things is a thriller and it is REAL. It is RAW. And it will make you think. And think. And think. Once I started this story, I could not put it down. When I did, it followed me, I was constantly walking around with a sort of nervous, unsettled feeling in my gut and I realized that was thanks to Corinne and Jude’s situation. Courtney has done such an incredible job of bringing life to these characters and their story; her words are perfect, her writing is flawless. The way the characters interact at times makes you want to scream and at other times makes you want to throw your kindle across the room. Exactly what I’m looking for when I’m reading a thriller. And believe me, this is not your average thriller, this is more. It’s intense. Again, it is REAL.

Corinne, Jude, Michel, Zoe, Lucy. They are all such amazingly well-developed characters, the interactions feel like real life, and at times that is scary and that’s okay. The dialogue is spot on and flows as it should. Courtney is a master at character development and Such Dark Things is no exception on that front. I felt like I was a part of this crazy, or not crazy, world.

I will not go into any plot details, I really believe this book is best read under no predetermined thoughts or ideas of what lies ahead. In fact, skip the synopsis. It won’t do the story justice and personally, I love to just blindly dive right into the pages. Trust me, you will feel uncomfortable and you might even get a little queasy, but that is only because this is real life. As it could be. For anyone. Even you.

Courtney thank you so very much for telling this story. Once again you’ve created a masterpiece. I can’t wait to see what comes next.

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Sarah Arndt

Great Romantic thriller, doesn't quite measure up as a psychological thriller.

Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2018

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Two stars as a psychological thriller
Four stars as a romantic thriller

Such Dark Things is touted as a psychological thriller, and it is. Kind of. While the genre isn’t what I primarily read in, I do read a fair few psychological thrillers, and this book just didn’t quite fit in with them. There was a little too much concentration on the interpersonal relationships for it to be completely out of the realm of romance, which is fine for me, but if you’re looking for a true thriller, Such Dark Things just doesn’t quite meet the mark.

Such Dark Things is a standalone romantic thriller, in my opinion. There are plenty of psychological elements to it, but they tend to take on more of a supporting role to the other themes in the book. It is written in dual first-person perspective, with dueling timelines, narrated by Jude and Corinne.

The plot of this book had amazing potential. It had more secrets than I could imagine, more violence and fear than I would want to deal with in real life. Corinne’s cracks were so large you could feel all the soft gooey parts of her desperately trying to escape from her from the beginning of the book. In those first few chapters I had great hope for this book and, while it didn’t meet the expectations I had for it, I still quite enjoyed it; just for different reasons. Instead of appreciating how Ms. Tate got into my head and made me question every single thing I read, I loved watching how Corinne and Jude and their relationship deteriorated throughout the novel.

I had so looked forward to really getting into Corinne’s head and feeling the kind of crazy she was feeling. It’s that desperation I enjoy most about psychological thrillers, and I just didn’t quite get it in Such Dark Things. I would have loved the focus to be more Corinne’s devolution into supposed madness; I think it would have gone miles to sell this book as something beyond romance.

I’m of two minds when it comes to this book. It was an intriguing romance about fighting the pitfalls of neglecting your relationship and avoiding the traumas of your past. It excellently highlighted how easy it is for an outside entity to manipulate the dynamics of a marriage when that marriage isn’t well tended. And for all of that, I absolutely loved the book. However, it missed the mark for me as a psychological thriller. I just really would have loved to have seen more of Corinne’s descent without the added insight from Jude, as I think it made her point of view feel more sane since he also felt things weren’t completely normal all the time.

I wish this book had been a little more psychological and a little less about the interpersonal relationships. I think in highlighting how the people related to each other there were too many clues as to the ultimate reveal of the book and I had figured out what was going on by about a third of the way through the book. Had there been a little less focus on just one of the relationships in the book would have completely changed the tone of the novel and likely have prevented me from putting the pieces together as to what was really at play under the surface.

Courtney Evan Tate is a pen name for an author who originated in the world of romance. Those roots were evident in this novel. Between the detailed sex scenes and the focus on how the characters related to one another, the romance devices came through. The idea of this book was quite fascinating, and I do believe, with some focus and study of the world of psychological thrillers, Ms. Tate could have success in this genre, I’m just not sure if this book will resonate well with people who don’t read in both romance and thriller genres.

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Christie72

Riveting, Well-Written Psychological Suspense

Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2018

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Such Dark Things is a riveting psychological thriller/romance. It’s a book that grabbed me from the very beginning and never let go until I was finished.

Corinne seems to live a charmed life. She is a successful ER physician and has a handsome, successful, and seemingly devoted husband, Jude. We all know appearances can be deceiving, so no one would know that she is falling apart on the inside. No one would know that when she was a child she was present when a horrific murder took place, and her father is in prison for the crime. She can’t remember exactly what happened that night, but she does have nightmares. She has spent her life trying to move on. Yet, the past always has a tendency of coming back and haunting you. Corinne works very long hours, so she blames her exhaustion when she starts having bouts of paranoia. As things begin escalating, she has trouble determining what is reality and what isn’t. She will have to either face her past or become swallowed up by the darkness that threatens to drown her.

The book is told from both Corinne and Jude’s POV. That element allowed me to see a deeper part of their personalities, and Corinne’s was frightening at times. It also gave me a better look at their “perfect” marriage, and I saw how it was slowly falling apart. Honestly, there were times I wanted to take my Kindle and throttle Jude!!!!

The writing is impeccable and quite addictive. I would think I would have the mystery figured out, and the writer would throw in twists I never saw coming. If you are looking for a book to keep you reading long into the night, this one is a perfect pick!!!!

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