A Cold Dark Place

A Cold Dark Place by Gregg Olsen is a gripping thriller published by Pinnacle Books in 2008, featuring 384 pages in English. The story unfolds in a secluded farmhouse in the Pacific Northwest, where a family has been brutally murdered and a teenage son has gone missing. Single mother and police officer Emily Kenyon leads the investigation, but her daughter Jenna becomes entangled in the case, complicating their lives as they confront a cunning killer.
As the narrative progresses, readers will find Emily racing against time to protect Jenna while unraveling a series of chilling murders that span multiple states. The plot intricately weaves together elements of mystery and suspense, focusing on the dark connections between the crimes. With themes of family, danger, and the relentless pursuit of justice, A Cold Dark Place offers a deep dive into the complexities of human relationships against a backdrop of thrilling intrigue.
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The Seeds Of Evil. . .
In a secluded farm house in the Pacific Northwest, a family has been slaughtered–and a teenage son has disappeared. Single mother and cop, Emily Kenyon spearheads a dark hunt for a killer. But Emily’s teenage daughter Jenna is one step ahead of her. . .
Are Planted In. . .
Jenna knows the boy suspected of murdering his family and wants to help him–perhaps too much. Then within days of the first murder, another family is butchered, this time in Iowa. And on the heels of this brutal slaying, another follows in Salt Lake City. Eerie similarities link the crime scenes. But an even darker connection threatens to claim even more victims. . .
A Cold Dark Place
As Emily fits the puzzle pieces together, she realizes the danger surrounding her daughter is worse than she’d imagined. Now in a desperate race to save Jenna, Emily must match wits with the most cunning, diabolical killer she’s faced yet in her career–a killer who’s just placed her and her daughter at the top of his list. . .
Praise for Gregg Olsen’s A Wicked Snow. . .
“Wickedly clever! Genuinely twisted.”–Lisa Gardner
“A real grabber.”–Linda Lael Miller
“An irresistible page-turner.”–Kevin O’Brien
“A top-notch thriller.”–Donna Anders
Praise for Gregg Olsen’s A Cold Dark Place
“Olsen does a nice job balancing past and present plots and subplots in this intricately layered story, keeping the tension taut and pages turning.” —Publishers Weekly
“A great thriller that grabs you by the throat and takes you into the dark, scary places of the heart and soul.”
–Kay Hooper
“Dark, atmospheric, riveting suspense . . . Gregg Olsen is one of the best. You’ll sleep with the lights on after reading Gregg Olsen’s dark, atmospheric, page-turning suspense . . . if you can sleep at all. Suspense that grips you from the first page to the last.”
–Allison Brennan, New York Times bestselling author of Fear No Evil
“A stunning thriller a brutally dark story with a compelling, intricate plot. The rare bonus is a heroine so genuine and engaging you’ll immediately connect and root for her against a dark, evil character who’s bound to scare the hell out of you.”
–Alex Kava, New York Times bestselling author of Whitewash
“A page-turner . . . Olsen brings his vast knowledge of the criminal mind to the fictional stage, deftly combining just the right mix of plot and characterization to create a work of dark, gripping suspense.”
–Anne Frasier, USA Today bestselling author of Garden of Darkness
“This stunning thriller is the love child of Thomas Harris and Laura Lippman, with all the thrills and the sheer glued-to-the-page artistry of both.”
–Ken Bruen, Shamus Award-winning author of Priest“
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