Introducing The Deepest Dark by Joan Hall Hovey
THE DEEPEST DARK
By Joan Hall Hovey
A novel of suspense
“Before I began to write The
Deepest Dark, I asked myself what would be the worst thing that could
happen to a woman. And the answer was of
course, to lose a child.”
Novelist Abby Miller has lost not
only her ten year old daughter Ellie in a horrific head-on collision as they
are returning from Christmas shopping, but her husband, Corrie, as well. Following their deaths Abby sinks ever deeper into a black
depression. She contemplates suicide as a way to be with them, and to end her
unrelenting pain.
In a last desperate effort to find
peace, she drives to the old isolated cabin in the woods where they spent a
magical vacation together, wanting to believe they will be there waiting for
her. At least in spirit, which she is
not sure she believes in. Barring that,
there are always the pills in her purse the doctor gave her to help her
sleep.
The cabin at Loon Lake was her and Corey’s secret hideaway, and not even Abby’s sister, Karen, who she is close to, knows where it is.
The cabin at Loon Lake was her and Corey’s secret hideaway, and not even Abby’s sister, Karen, who she is close to, knows where it is.
But unknown to Abby, someone else does.
Ken Roach is one of three men who have just escaped from prison. They are dangerous predators who will stop at nothing to get what they want. And to keep from going back to prison. They have already committed atrocious
crimes, and so have nothing to lose.
And so a tale unfolds.
“I
like to write about ordinary women who are at a difficult time in their lives,
and are suddenly faced with an external evil force. Women who are stronger than
they think they are. I didn’t think a whole lot about theme until I had
written a couple of books, but I realized with the writing of my third novel ‘Chill
Waters’ that my books generally have to do with betrayal and abandonment
in some form, and learning to trust again. And more important, learning to
trust oneself. Almost any good book will tell you something about the author
herself. (Or himself.) You can’t avoid it. But first and foremost I want
to give readers a roller-coaster ride, one that keeps them on the edge of that
proverbial seat and resonates in the imagination long after the last page is
read. And readers tell me I’ve succeeded in that in “The Deepest Dark”. http://amzn.com/B00K9E7EHY Or order from your favorite
bookstore.
The
Deepest Dark is featured in International Thriller Writers The Big Thrill magazine.
Please visit my website at www.joanhallhovey.com
The Deepest Dark
by
Joan Hall Hovey
ISBN-10: 1771452218ISBN-13: 978-1771452212
Books We Love Publishing
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Following
the deaths of her husband, Corey, and ten year old daughter Ellie in a traffic
accident, author Abby Miller sinks ever deeper into depression. She
contemplates suicide as a way to be with them, and to end her unrelenting pain.
In a last desperate effort to find peace, she drives to Loon Lake where they last vacationed together, wanting to believe they will be waiting for her there. At least in spirit. Barring that, the pills Doctor Gregory gave her to help her sleep, are in her purse.
The cabin at Loon Lake was her and Corey’s secret hideaway, and not even Abby’s sister, Karen, to whom she is close, knows where it is. But someone else does. He is one of three men who have escaped from Pennington prison. They are dangerous predators who will stop at nothing to get what they want - and to keep from going back to prison. Having already committed the worst of crimes, they have nothing to lose.
Unknowingly, Abby is on a collision course with evil itself. And the decision of whether to live or die will soon be wrenched from her hands.
Other books by Joan Hall Hovey
Listen to the Shadows
Nowhere to Hide
Chill Waters
Night Corridor
The Abduction of Mary Rose
Defective
Ms. Hovey has held workshops and given
talks at various schools and libraries in her area, including New Brunswick
Community College, and taught a course in creative writing at the University of
New Brunswick. For a number of years, she has been a tutor with Winghill
School, a distance education school in Ottawa for aspiring writers.
She is a member of the Writer's
Federation of New Brunswick, past regional Vice-President of Crime Writers of
Canada and International Thriller Writers.
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