A Shared Darkness

Father Andrew Trilogy #1

by Gerald Lopez

The quiet town of Stratham, Florida has been shaken to its core. Explosive and deadly events have people scared. Father Andrew Madera is on the scene to help investigate. But he soon discovers the town has yet to come to grips with some dark secrets that have yet to see the light of day. With the help of his fellow priests and handsome, lusty-eyed Vincent Farragate, Father Andrew hopes to save the day. But can he solve the mystery in time, before another victim is claimed?

732 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 18, 2017

About the author

Antonio was called to write at various times in his life. When he was young the writing consisted of plays and short stories. Then he explored the fine arts and literature, earning a bachelor’s degree in the latter while minoring in art history.
In his studies he was fascinating by and enjoyed analyzing characters, their personalities and motivations. To him it’s always been the characters that make a story special.
Once again writing has taken hold of him. In the past it was just an amusement, but now—for Antonio—writing is a passion to live, eat, and breathe.

Reviews

[Antonella · Rating 1 out of 5]

I suffered through 97 (!) chapters to finish this book. Here some of my issues: you've got more than 10 times a page «(Andrew) said / (Vince) said»; sometimes commas are missing when they are needed, sometimes they are there for no reason; verbs are mistaken for other verbs («to bolster» instead of «to boost»); the plot is below weak and the characters have no depth, also because the whole book is basically dialogue. This author should get an editor.