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The Darkness at Decker Lake
This is Book 1 of "The Darkness at" series. Follow the adventures of George and Mary as they unravel insidious plans and pit themselves against dark and nefarious characters. Book 1, "The Darkness at Decker Lake", is a mystery wrapped in a thriller. When Harvey, a small time con man, learns about this isolated retirement lake community, he knows that it will be the perfect addition to his greatest money making scheme. It is there that his long and arduous journey continues, from a simple fraud to terror and to murder. The conspirators are unaware that they will be in the midst of one of the most horrific individuals ever born and that the best laid plans……
238 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 9, 2018
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August 29, 2020
⚰️ Dead and Buried... Eventually
This tale is full of fraudulent schemes, skeletons, and decidedly malevolent meanderings! ☠️ Eerie fog clouds, forged-signature postcards, vacated lake properties, and sinister deeds enacted under well-tended cloaks of darkness and seclusion...
Readers will encounter Romanian runaways, duped Russian cannibals, mysteriously vague interactions, and actuarial tables of calculated deception.
When residents start disappearing from a group of regular retirees, how many skeletons will get “metaphorically” shoved into the cold-storage closet? Deaths that require a “dual database” of entries scream of dishonest embezzlement disbursements, but will the con-men targeting “the isolated elderly” benefit from morbidly maximizing profits amidst a skewed sense of morality and worthwhile accomplishments?
Characters overlap, intertwine, bicker, clash, and even work compatibly together in this tale. Manipulatable death dates accumulate like an inexhaustible source of disposable geriatric income. Pockets are lined with greed, gullibility, and very little discernible guilt. This mystery will take readers on an unforgettable journey, although I will say that this novel could really use another round of thorough editing to correct the scattered typos and occasionally shifting verb tenses. But let’s just say — I’m glad to already be a sausage patty avoiding vegetarian! 🦷
This tale is full of fraudulent schemes, skeletons, and decidedly malevolent meanderings! ☠️ Eerie fog clouds, forged-signature postcards, vacated lake properties, and sinister deeds enacted under well-tended cloaks of darkness and seclusion...
Readers will encounter Romanian runaways, duped Russian cannibals, mysteriously vague interactions, and actuarial tables of calculated deception.
When residents start disappearing from a group of regular retirees, how many skeletons will get “metaphorically” shoved into the cold-storage closet? Deaths that require a “dual database” of entries scream of dishonest embezzlement disbursements, but will the con-men targeting “the isolated elderly” benefit from morbidly maximizing profits amidst a skewed sense of morality and worthwhile accomplishments?
Characters overlap, intertwine, bicker, clash, and even work compatibly together in this tale. Manipulatable death dates accumulate like an inexhaustible source of disposable geriatric income. Pockets are lined with greed, gullibility, and very little discernible guilt. This mystery will take readers on an unforgettable journey, although I will say that this novel could really use another round of thorough editing to correct the scattered typos and occasionally shifting verb tenses. But let’s just say — I’m glad to already be a sausage patty avoiding vegetarian! 🦷
August 6, 2020
A "howdunit" instead of a "whodunit"
A murder mystery without much mystery to it, the novel plods on a weak premise and disjointed narration. The book is interesting enough to be completed, and is a decent pick for a quick read. It does fall short of being much else, with clichéd greedy, evil preying on the pure. The language is a bit confusing, with tenses changing mid sentence and simple phrases being replaced with long, literal explanations. There seems to be a set up for a series of books, so maybe practice will make better!
A murder mystery without much mystery to it, the novel plods on a weak premise and disjointed narration. The book is interesting enough to be completed, and is a decent pick for a quick read. It does fall short of being much else, with clichéd greedy, evil preying on the pure. The language is a bit confusing, with tenses changing mid sentence and simple phrases being replaced with long, literal explanations. There seems to be a set up for a series of books, so maybe practice will make better!
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