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Darkwater Cove #3
Whispers in the Dark
Every time the lights go out, Darcy sees the killer she captured watching her from the dark. Now he's escaped from prison, and she's his next target. Ex-FBI agent Darcy Gellar saved her family from two murderers avenging the Full Moon Killer, the man she put in prison. But now the serial killer is loose, and the terror is just beginning. Darcy has no allies. Her neighbors blame her for bringing the horror to their idyllic village beside the ocean. The FBI can't protect her. And the police just discovered another dead girl linked to the Gellar family. Nowhere to run. Nobody knows the Full Moon Killer better than Darcy Gellar, the woman who profiled the serial killer for the FBI. Aligned with the only police officer she trusts, Darcy decides it's time for the hunter to become the hunted. But she's tracking a sadistic mind who knows her greatest fears, a savage murderer who won't stop until he kills Darcy and everyone she loves. Before the night ends, only one of them will survive. The page-turning serial killer thriller fans of Rachel Caine, Lisa Regan, Mary Burton, and Melinda Leigh will love. From the bestselling author of The Scarlett Bell Dark Thriller series. Start reading now! Praise for Dan "I was actually turning pages on my Kindle so fast, I thought I would burn it out." - Amazon Review "One of the most exciting writers to burst upon the scene in quite some time." - Brian Keene, Bram Stoker Award-Winning Author "Characters that you can care about. Read this in one sitting. Scary as hell. Locked my doors even." - Amazon Review "Dan builds tension like few others can. His prose is rich and his characters are memorable. I dare you to read a Padavona story with the lights out." - Zach Bohannon, author of the Empty Bodies series "Read the complete series. Absolutely awesome author." - Amazon Review Indie Thriller Novel of the Year Finalist
279 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 15, 2020
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Dan Padavona
102 books641 followersAuthor of the Wolf Lake and Darkwater Cove series.
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I'm a father, husband, dog lover, and an advocate for animals and the homeless.
My thriller style is often compared to Shari Lapena, Louise Jensen, Hilary Davidson, and Dean Koontz.
My kryptonite is ice cream, and my super power is cranking heavy metal.
More than anything, I love a good story. Let me tell you one.
Want a free thriller and mystery book? Please join my VIP thriller readers club at
www.danpadavona.com.
I'm a father, husband, dog lover, and an advocate for animals and the homeless.
My thriller style is often compared to Shari Lapena, Louise Jensen, Hilary Davidson, and Dean Koontz.
My kryptonite is ice cream, and my super power is cranking heavy metal.
More than anything, I love a good story. Let me tell you one.
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December 20, 2021
Another Great Read!
I’m a huge fan of this author and before starting this series I had already read his other series Wolf Lake and loved it.
But because I enjoyed The Wolf Lake series so I much I did worry that this series might not be as good as I was anticipating knowing his work but I was happily proven wrong!
This series thus far is great, just as good (if not better) than the Wolf Lake series. Writing a continuing story over multiple books isn’t easy and being an avid reader I have started my fair share of book series that I end up not finishing because the continuing story and or the characters development sometimes falls apart, that isn’t the case with his work. One of the things I love most about this series and The Wolf Lake series is the character development and getting to see these characters that I become attached to grow and change from book to book. I also enjoy that the characters are not cookie cutter versions of people, although the main character is a victim and is the protagonist of the story she’s also human, she doe foolish and irrational things, she makes mistakes and has lapses in judgement just like any person would.
I also appreciate that although
I’m a huge fan of this author and before starting this series I had already read his other series Wolf Lake and loved it.
But because I enjoyed The Wolf Lake series so I much I did worry that this series might not be as good as I was anticipating knowing his work but I was happily proven wrong!
This series thus far is great, just as good (if not better) than the Wolf Lake series. Writing a continuing story over multiple books isn’t easy and being an avid reader I have started my fair share of book series that I end up not finishing because the continuing story and or the characters development sometimes falls apart, that isn’t the case with his work. One of the things I love most about this series and The Wolf Lake series is the character development and getting to see these characters that I become attached to grow and change from book to book. I also enjoy that the characters are not cookie cutter versions of people, although the main character is a victim and is the protagonist of the story she’s also human, she doe foolish and irrational things, she makes mistakes and has lapses in judgement just like any person would.
I also appreciate that although
October 16, 2020
Whispers in the Dark - a review by Rosemary Kenny
Darcy Gellar's deadly Nemesis Michael Rivers, aka The Full Moon Killer, has escaped from jail and won't be satisfied until he's slaughtered Darcy's children - Hunter and his sister, Jennifer, before her eyes - and can then do the same to her.
Her fears grow incrementally, leaving Darcy wracked with night terrors, that could be realised at any time. Who can she trust - even among her former colleagues at the Stiles PD, or the FBI who are also involved, as other victims are revealed and events grow ever-darker?
The townsfolk of Darkwater Cove seem to blame the Gellars' arrival in their sleepy town, for the ensuing wave of death and destruction.
Darcy's on/off lover, Detective Julian Haines, despairs that Darcy will ever stop blaming herself for letting Rivers live, when she arrested him, enough to let the 'star-crossed' duo enjoy an HEA.
A riveting third-person narrative, with a dual time-line cleverly links past and present events, making Whispers in the Dark a highly-recommended, sure-fire winner for Dan Padavona.
Get your copy today and check all the doors and windows are locked down tight, before you take a 'walk through the woods', to where the wild things are waiting!
Darcy Gellar's deadly Nemesis Michael Rivers, aka The Full Moon Killer, has escaped from jail and won't be satisfied until he's slaughtered Darcy's children - Hunter and his sister, Jennifer, before her eyes - and can then do the same to her.
Her fears grow incrementally, leaving Darcy wracked with night terrors, that could be realised at any time. Who can she trust - even among her former colleagues at the Stiles PD, or the FBI who are also involved, as other victims are revealed and events grow ever-darker?
The townsfolk of Darkwater Cove seem to blame the Gellars' arrival in their sleepy town, for the ensuing wave of death and destruction.
Darcy's on/off lover, Detective Julian Haines, despairs that Darcy will ever stop blaming herself for letting Rivers live, when she arrested him, enough to let the 'star-crossed' duo enjoy an HEA.
A riveting third-person narrative, with a dual time-line cleverly links past and present events, making Whispers in the Dark a highly-recommended, sure-fire winner for Dan Padavona.
Get your copy today and check all the doors and windows are locked down tight, before you take a 'walk through the woods', to where the wild things are waiting!
December 25, 2021
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I can't begin to describe how excited I was that Darcy actually gets to have a little relief from all of her emptionsl drama that she's had to deal with for years since the loss of her husband and her catching the Full Moon Killer. Julian is so perfectly suited for Darcy and he is very good for her children as well.
Hunter found some understanding for his mother's drive and Jennifer managed to dig deep and show her true strength all amidst some horrific situations.
As anticipated I didn't put this book down till I finished it and I am ready for the next in the series .
Happy Reading 📚 😊
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I can't begin to describe how excited I was that Darcy actually gets to have a little relief from all of her emptionsl drama that she's had to deal with for years since the loss of her husband and her catching the Full Moon Killer. Julian is so perfectly suited for Darcy and he is very good for her children as well.
Hunter found some understanding for his mother's drive and Jennifer managed to dig deep and show her true strength all amidst some horrific situations.
As anticipated I didn't put this book down till I finished it and I am ready for the next in the series .
Happy Reading 📚 😊
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June 22, 2020
Action packed?
The answer is "yes". Unbelievable. Also a "yes" . How many times do your children have to be kidnapped before you decides Genoa Cove isn't a safe place for them and they should be relocated else where. How is it possible that one man can kill 5 mobsters in a closet. Why is the best security system available get breached more than once. Why trust Julian. Good story but too many outrageous and hard to believe scenarios.
The answer is "yes". Unbelievable. Also a "yes" . How many times do your children have to be kidnapped before you decides Genoa Cove isn't a safe place for them and they should be relocated else where. How is it possible that one man can kill 5 mobsters in a closet. Why is the best security system available get breached more than once. Why trust Julian. Good story but too many outrageous and hard to believe scenarios.
March 20, 2022
Still kind of meh on the series as a whole but they’re quick and reasonably satisfying reads
March 14, 2026
This is book 3 of the Dark Water Cove series and it begins six months after book 2 ends.
I understand that the family has been through a lot but Darcy needs to get a grip. Her kids are going to want nothing to do with her if she can’t get herself under control and it would be hard to blame them for feeling that way. I have a hard time reading it, much less living with it.
This book had a great ending but I’m honestly surprised about Hensel. Based on his involvement in all three books I would not have thought he wouldn’t be involved going forward.
I really like Julian’s character and I’m glad it’s a slow moving romance at this stage. With everything the Gellar’s have been through I’m surprised it’s even in the cards but so far I’m here for it! I do have to question Faust though. Based on what was revealed at the end of the book, why would she ever have gotten involved with The Half Moon Killer if he did to her what they think he did??
5 stars
I understand that the family has been through a lot but Darcy needs to get a grip. Her kids are going to want nothing to do with her if she can’t get herself under control and it would be hard to blame them for feeling that way. I have a hard time reading it, much less living with it.
This book had a great ending but I’m honestly surprised about Hensel. Based on his involvement in all three books I would not have thought he wouldn’t be involved going forward.
I really like Julian’s character and I’m glad it’s a slow moving romance at this stage. With everything the Gellar’s have been through I’m surprised it’s even in the cards but so far I’m here for it! I do have to question Faust though. Based on what was revealed at the end of the book, why would she ever have gotten involved with The Half Moon Killer if he did to her what they think he did??
5 stars
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March 30, 2021
It could have been a five, however...
These thrillers no matter by whom they are written all have a few things in common, which caused the four. Why do kids always have to be the biggest problem in a story? Jennifer was kidnapped, but still wanting all the freedom in the world even after Rivers escapes prison. Why do the kids seem to always be a problem instead of being helpful when danger comes knocking? I haven't read a book lately where teens do not sneak around and risk the family's safety. That makes no sense! The fact that Rivers escaped a max prison was another giant pill to swallow. In the end, all these things factored into the ending which was a new way or at least rarely used way to end a book which is why it got 4 stars and not 3!
These thrillers no matter by whom they are written all have a few things in common, which caused the four. Why do kids always have to be the biggest problem in a story? Jennifer was kidnapped, but still wanting all the freedom in the world even after Rivers escapes prison. Why do the kids seem to always be a problem instead of being helpful when danger comes knocking? I haven't read a book lately where teens do not sneak around and risk the family's safety. That makes no sense! The fact that Rivers escaped a max prison was another giant pill to swallow. In the end, all these things factored into the ending which was a new way or at least rarely used way to end a book which is why it got 4 stars and not 3!
November 7, 2021
Best Author
I just can’t believe how good this series is! Dan Padavona writes amazing suspenseful stories. Each one gets more suspenseful than the last. That’s something I haven’t seen for some time. I love to read. This series has me going from one to the next as fast as I can purchase them. They must be read in order because you would lose the storyline otherwise. These aren’t cliffhanger books. If you love CLEAN suspense you’ll love this author. He’s amazing with his characters and storytelling!!! Wonderful author!!!
I just can’t believe how good this series is! Dan Padavona writes amazing suspenseful stories. Each one gets more suspenseful than the last. That’s something I haven’t seen for some time. I love to read. This series has me going from one to the next as fast as I can purchase them. They must be read in order because you would lose the storyline otherwise. These aren’t cliffhanger books. If you love CLEAN suspense you’ll love this author. He’s amazing with his characters and storytelling!!! Wonderful author!!!
June 19, 2020
This is a story about a Serial Killer that just doesn't give up. I agree with comments from another reader on "Whispers in the Dark". The stories in Darkwater Cove just get better. I liked the suspense and twists from this story even more than books 1 and 2. I am looking forward to reading "The Vanishing Girl". These are my honest opinions on a book I was given.
October 4, 2021
excellent and gripping
As all the books in the series, this one had me up way into the night biting my nails in anticipation of what would come next. Incredibly engaging and fast paced, this book is a winner. Now off to read the next one. Not often do you find a fantastic series like this, and each book is better then the last…. Enjoy!
As all the books in the series, this one had me up way into the night biting my nails in anticipation of what would come next. Incredibly engaging and fast paced, this book is a winner. Now off to read the next one. Not often do you find a fantastic series like this, and each book is better then the last…. Enjoy!
July 11, 2022
Can Darcy Hold Out?
The Full Moon Killer is out of jail and still determined to kill Darcy and her kids. The family is back home but still on guard. With more twists and turns than the tornado that strikes this storyline get creepier and creepier. Don’t plan on sleeping, just turning pages!
The Full Moon Killer is out of jail and still determined to kill Darcy and her kids. The family is back home but still on guard. With more twists and turns than the tornado that strikes this storyline get creepier and creepier. Don’t plan on sleeping, just turning pages!
September 1, 2020
Unbelievable
I didn't finish until 4 a. m.and it was worth every second I missed from sleep! I love this series. Adventure, murder, love doubt and fear had me fixating on every page! Strongly recommend this one! Enjoy.
I didn't finish until 4 a. m.and it was worth every second I missed from sleep! I love this series. Adventure, murder, love doubt and fear had me fixating on every page! Strongly recommend this one! Enjoy.
November 10, 2020
Whispers in the Dark
Loved this book. I am glad it finally had a great ending. This is a great thriller. This HS been one of the best thrillers I have read in awhile. I highly recommend this series. I'm on to the next book in this series
Loved this book. I am glad it finally had a great ending. This is a great thriller. This HS been one of the best thrillers I have read in awhile. I highly recommend this series. I'm on to the next book in this series
March 1, 2021
Revenge is over your shoulder every moment
This series is a twisting story of the love a mother, who is a retired profiler has for her children. Typical teens trying their bounds to adulthood only to get them in more trouble that you could imagine!
This series is a twisting story of the love a mother, who is a retired profiler has for her children. Typical teens trying their bounds to adulthood only to get them in more trouble that you could imagine!
April 11, 2021
Excellent
These books are soooo good!! I love all the action and suspense. It keeps you in the edge of your seat. There’s some great twists and turns with a little romance. I love the characters.
These books are soooo good!! I love all the action and suspense. It keeps you in the edge of your seat. There’s some great twists and turns with a little romance. I love the characters.
June 10, 2021
WOW, EXPLOSIVE!!
Without a doubt Dan Padavona knows how to write. I enjoyed this suspenseful thriller from page one through 'til the end. The twists and turns captivates and draws the reader's attention throughout the plot. Great read! PottsvillePA_THU; 06102021.
Without a doubt Dan Padavona knows how to write. I enjoyed this suspenseful thriller from page one through 'til the end. The twists and turns captivates and draws the reader's attention throughout the plot. Great read! PottsvillePA_THU; 06102021.
December 13, 2021
Great fast paced addition to a thrilling series
The surprises keep coming for Darcy and her kids in Darkwater Cove. Liked the Introduction of a new protector for them against the Full Moon Killer.
The surprises keep coming for Darcy and her kids in Darkwater Cove. Liked the Introduction of a new protector for them against the Full Moon Killer.
February 25, 2022
Another Encouter With Evil
More bodies, including friends. The FBI and police are called in. Another policeman (woman) is recruited and kidnaps Darcey's children. Then Darcey is grabbed. Everyone is caught in a tornado and more die.
More bodies, including friends. The FBI and police are called in. Another policeman (woman) is recruited and kidnaps Darcey's children. Then Darcey is grabbed. Everyone is caught in a tornado and more die.
October 26, 2022
Great storyline filled with thrills
This book is so filled with twists and turns. I couldn’t stop reading it, read straight through. The characters are engaging throughout the book, you find yourself wondering who’s the good guy and who has taken a step to the day side.
This book is so filled with twists and turns. I couldn’t stop reading it, read straight through. The characters are engaging throughout the book, you find yourself wondering who’s the good guy and who has taken a step to the day side.
May 25, 2023
Readolic
So good, not a lot of repetition on background to give readers a backstory if they haven't read the books in order, love that. The story and plot was steady with awesome twists, I mourn the loss of a couple of characters in an interesting twist. On to #4, can't wait!!
So good, not a lot of repetition on background to give readers a backstory if they haven't read the books in order, love that. The story and plot was steady with awesome twists, I mourn the loss of a couple of characters in an interesting twist. On to #4, can't wait!!
August 20, 2020
Great book
Finally got the conclusion I was hoping for with this one. Great characters and great storyline. Highly recommend this series
Finally got the conclusion I was hoping for with this one. Great characters and great storyline. Highly recommend this series
February 27, 2021
While I am enjoying the book series, I find some of the situations a bit unrealistic so cannot give 5 stars. Characters are believable but situations are a bit exaggerated.
February 28, 2021
Each story ramps up in intensity. Excellent read!
July 9, 2021
Darcy
Can't wait to read the next book. Want to see what happen to her kids Julian. Does he become chief
Can't wait to read the next book. Want to see what happen to her kids Julian. Does he become chief
July 18, 2021
Hold Your Breath
Traveling some places you expect but then taking you places you not only don't want to go but holding your breath wondering what happens around the next turn.
Traveling some places you expect but then taking you places you not only don't want to go but holding your breath wondering what happens around the next turn.
August 4, 2021
Keeping me on the edge of my pants
Its an awesome read, i was unable to put it down, i read it between chores on the farm. And i ate while reading!!! Keep it up
Its an awesome read, i was unable to put it down, i read it between chores on the farm. And i ate while reading!!! Keep it up
August 7, 2021
Suspenseful
This book was full of suspense from the first chapter to the last! I couldn't put it down and can't wait to start the next book in the series!
This book was full of suspense from the first chapter to the last! I couldn't put it down and can't wait to start the next book in the series!
September 10, 2021
Great series
Would recommend to anyone that enjoys a good spell binding book read the series. I have enjoyed these books greatly.
Would recommend to anyone that enjoys a good spell binding book read the series. I have enjoyed these books greatly.
January 8, 2022
These keep getting better with each book of the series. I jumped several times when my kids snuck up on me while reading it. This one ends on a cliff hanger for book #4…
January 10, 2022
Another gripper!
Like the others, this entry in the series will have you turning pages late into the night or rising early to get a few more in.
Like the others, this entry in the series will have you turning pages late into the night or rising early to get a few more in.
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