Dark Roads A Novel
Dark Roads by Chevy Stevens, published by St. Martin’s Publishing Group on July 5, 2022, is a novel that delves into the chilling realities of the Cold Creek Highway in British Columbia. Spanning nearly five hundred miles through a rugged wilderness, this road has become notorious for the mysterious disappearances of young women over the decades. The story follows Hailey McBride, a teenage orphan who, after the loss of her father, finds herself under the oppressive care of her aunt and her aunt’s controlling husband. As Hailey seeks solace in the mountains, rumors swirl that she has fallen victim to the highway killer, who has claimed yet another life.
The narrative also introduces Beth Chevalier, who arrives in Cold Creek to uncover the truth behind her sister Amber’s murder. Taking a job at the local diner, Beth’s quest for answers intertwines with Hailey’s fate, putting her own life at risk. This edition, comprising 384 pages in English, explores themes of suspense and crime, as both women navigate their harrowing circumstances against the backdrop of a community haunted by its dark secrets. Readers will find a gripping exploration of loss, survival, and the quest for justice within the pages of this thriller.
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“Chevy Stevens is back and better than ever…Dark Roads is a chilling, pulse-pounding thriller that also tugs at the heartstrings. It’s everything you’ve come to love from a master of the psych thriller genre.”—New York Times bestselling author Mary Kubica
The Cold Creek Highway stretches close to five hundred miles through British Columbia’s rugged wilderness to the west coast. Isolated and vast, it has become a prime hunting ground for predators. For decades, young women traveling the road have gone missing. Motorists and hitchhikers, those passing through or living in one of the small towns scattered along the region, have fallen prey time and again. And no killer or abductor who has stalked the highway has ever been brought to justice.
Hailey McBride calls Cold Creek home. Her father taught her to respect nature, how to live and survive off the land, and to never travel the highway alone. Now he’s gone, leaving her a teenage orphan in the care of her aunt whose police officer husband uses his badge as a means to bully and control Hailey. Overwhelmed by grief and forbidden to work, socialize, or date, Hailey vanishes into the mountainous terrain, hoping everyone will believe she’s left town. Rumors spread that she was taken by the highway killer—who’s claimed another victim over the summer.
One year later, Beth Chevalier arrives in Cold Creek, where her sister Amber lived—and where she was murdered. Estranged from her parents and seeking closure, Beth takes a waitressing job at the local diner, just as Amber did, desperate to understand what happened to her and why. But Beth’s search for answers puts a target on her back—and threatens to reveal the truth behind Hailey’s disappearance…
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