Where Darkness Lives

by Robert Ross

A cunningly-plotted, hypnotically suspenseful, and ultimately shocking dark psychological thriller in the bestselling tradition of John Saul's Nightshade. With the sure hand of a master, newcomer Robert Ross crafts an atmospheric and chilling tale that hurtles to a breathtaking and surprising crescendo. National bestselling author Wendy Corsi Staub hailed Where Darkness Lives as Jane Eyre meets Burnt Offerings. And readers everywhere will agree that...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786014814
• ISBN13: 9780786014811
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Pinnacle Books
• Length: 381 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.5" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Talk about mind games, this takes the cake!!!!

I hold Robert Ross personally responsible for me getting only three hours of sleep last night. This book is impossible to put down. The suspense rate is sky high. This is what I call a true mind meld. I really love ghost stories. Poor Kate gets stuck in a countryside where she is unable to escape the evil forces that make her go crazy. Her husband, prince charming starts acting strange and nobody can figure out what is going on. The only one on Kate's side is Erik, her best friend (an author on the paranormal) in New York. He has warned her from the beggining not to leave New York.Kate's husband's late wife died under mysterious curcumstances. Then there are other parties involved who make Kate wonder 'Is she losing her sanity?' since there is a lot of lost time unaccounted for that Kate does not remember.Also, the local townspeople don't accept Kate.I will stop here as I feel the reader should find the answers for themselves.

Classic, melodramatic, gothic novel

I love the genre, so I am a little biased. It was fast, enjoyable read that I couldn't put down. I loved the setting and the plot ideas. True, it wasn't believable, but that is the nature of the gothic novel. I enjoyed the dramatic dialogue and I really like the ghosts.But, I do have a couple of complaints. The plot was way to predictable. I kept turning the pages waiting for the twist, but I already knew all the secrets pretty much from the first third of the book. This didn't stop me from enjoying it though.And the female character, Kate, really wasn't all that loveable.To sum it up, if you love gothic ghost stories, it is a must read, but it is not the very best I have read.

good old-fashioned gothic ghost story

Ever since Kate was a little girl, she saw ghosts but her parents never believed her and she finally learned to say nothing about the spirits who drifted in and out of her life. When Russell came into the video store in New York City, it was a case of love at first sight. They married three months after they met but she never told him about her ghosts and he remained silent about his first wife.Russell's twin sister Rosalind convinces him to move back to the family home in Wrightsbridge, Connecticut. When he broaches the plan to Kate, she eagerly agrees thinking that she will finally have a chance to write her novel. From the time they enter the door of Russell's ancestral home, he becomes distant and moody, a stranger to Kate. She believes the ghosts that inhabit the place are playing tricks with their minds. She intends to exorcise them, not realizing how powerful they are and that they mean her harm.WHEN DARKNESS LIVES is a good old-fashioned gothic ghost story that is very scary. The audience really doesn't know if it is the ghosts or a human presence that is trying to hurt Kate. That makes the finale all the more satisfying. Robert Ross is the latest rising star in the horror galaxy. Bentley Little fans are going to love this book.Harriet Klausner