Into the Darkest Corner - Softcover

Haynes, Elizabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062239422 ISBN 13: 9780062239426

Publisher: Harper, 2013

Synopsis

When young, pretty Catherine Bailey meets Lee Brightman, she can't believe her luck. Gorgeous, charismatic Lee seems almost too perfect to be true. But what begins as flattering attention and spontaneous, passionate sex transforms into raging jealousy, and Catherine soon discovers that Lee's good looks hide a dark, violent nature. Disturbed by his controlling behavior, she tries to break it off and is stunned when her friends don't believe her. Isolated and driven into the darkest corner of her world, a desperate Catherine plans a meticulous escape.

Four years later, Lee is behind bars and Catherine--now Cathy--is trying to build a new life in a new city. The trauma of the past still haunts her. Then Stuart Richardson, her attractive new neighbor, moves in. Encouraging her to confront her fears, he sparks unexpected hope and the possibility of love and a normal life.

Until the day the phone rings . . .

About this title

Review:

"Harrowing."--New York Times Book Review

"A highly suspenseful and cleverly-crafted psychological thriller....Haynes masterfully teases out the disturbing details, which involve a Jekyll and Hyde boyfriend. If you're a fan of cinematic showdowns you won't be disappointed, but it's also the quietly powerful moments in Haynes's narrative that resonate."--Erin Kodicek, Amazon.com

"In this violent, gripping suspense novel, a woman with obsessive compulsive disorder lives in fear of her unstable, stalker ex-boyfriend."--Wall Street Journal

"A sexy psychological thriller.... Anyone looking for a suspenseful read this summer at the beach, pick up Into the Darkest Corner."--John Searles, Weekend Today Show

"Gripping psychological thriller. . . . Haynes puts the reader into Bailey's mind and the result is a grim, dark and extremely difficult story. The feelings of isolation and helplessness ooze off the page. . . A compelling first novel."--Associated Press

"Check the locks on your doors and windows and surrender to this obsessive thriller."--Karin Slaughter, author of Fallen

"A chilling page-turner."--Booklist

"This intense, gripping account of domestic violence and its aftermath is utterly unputdownable. A stunning debut."--S.J. Watson, author of Before I Go to Sleep

"A harrowing psychological thriller....A terrifying and convincing portrayal of an abusive relationship and a damaged woman's heroic attempts to recover from it."--Publishers Weekly, starred review

"A chilling, page-turning read, which charts domestic violence without flinching and portrays OCD with insight and compassion."--Rosamund Lupton, author of Sister

Book Description:

Amazon Book of the Year 2011. Winner of Amazon Rising Stars 2011. Amazon Editors' Choice Best Crime Novel of 2011. Longlisted for CWA John Creasey Dagger 2011.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0062239422
• ISBN 13: 9780062239426
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 416