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[close] No Darker Place by Debra Webb
Shades of Death series Book #1
4.5 Stars

From The Book:
Detective Bobbie Gentry has one objective: to stop the serial killer who robbed her of her husband, her child and her life. Nick Shade understands Bobbie's pain—and her desire for vengeance. He's on a mission of his own, and the murderer known as the Storyteller is next on his list. Nick knows that the best way to find his target is to stick close to Bobbie. But as she becomes more and more reckless in her attempts to lure the Storyteller out of hiding, he has to make a choice. Will he protect her from herself even if it means passing up the chance to take out one more monster? As for Bobbie, she's forced to decide just how much she can trust this stranger who knows so much about her. And both of them are about to learn whether or not two broken people can save each other.

My Views:
A top-rate story with a wonderfully, twisted villain in the "Storyteller". He's just the type that the reader loves to hate and hope for his demise in the end. The character of Bobbie Gentry was a little over the top but you can see and understand where she's coming from. What we didn't really need to tell the story or make it any more sellable was a romance in the middle of the hunt. For me that lost it a star. Another physiological thriller that the fans of this genre will "just have to read."