Daunting Darkness

by Lily Luchesi

Following your dreams can become a nightmare.Paige Papillon has always loved mysteries. So much so, she enlists in the Police Academy to one day become a detective.But when she washes out of training, her Sergeant inspires her to go another become a private investigator.After a few boring cases, she receives an envelope full of cash and mysterious clues that lead to the discovery of a cover up of paranormal proportions.Worse, the Sergeant's wife is at the center of it. Can Paige solve the mystery and stay alive, or will she become a midnight snack for a monster?One click the start of this supernatural series today!

Genres: Cozy Mystery, Paranormal, Mystery, Paranormal Mystery

291 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 7, 2022

About the author

Lily Luchesi is the USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of the Paranormal Detectives Series, published by Vamptasy Publishing. She also has short stories included in multiple bestselling anthologies, and a successful dark erotica retelling of Dracula.
She also compiled and edited the bestselling anthology Damsels of Distress, which focuses on strong female characters in horror and paranormal fiction.
She was born in Chicago, Illinois, and now resides in Los Angeles, California. Ever since she was a toddler her mother noticed her tendency for being interested in all things "dark". At two she became infatuated with vampires and ghosts, and that infatuation turned into a lifestyle. She is also an out member of the LGBT+ community. When she's not writing, she's going to rock concerts, getting tattooed, watching the CW, or reading manga. And drinking copious amounts of coffee.
2017 Best Horror Author from Reality Bites Magazine
2016 1st Place Best Paranormal Author at the Virtual Fantasy Con Awards
2016 2nd Place Best Dark/Horror Author at the Virtual Fantasy Con Awards
2015 3rd Place Best Male Villain (Vincent from Stake-Out) at the DNSB Reader's Choice Awards and the SNSBAH Awards

Reviews

[A. Rick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short and sweet.

I read, and enjoyed Lily's Paranormal Detectives series, and thought I'd give this series a read. This episode is a 'setup' for meeting the characters and their world, and is longer than the following books.

Paige is a human in a world of 'hidden' paranormals, and routinely finds herself relying on her analytical mind to get over on her adversaries. With the help of her friends, all of whom are either paranormal themselves, or have dealt with the paranormal world for years, she begins her new career as a private investigator when she fails to pass her test to be a cop because she's 'too nice'.

This series is completely different from Lily's Paranormal Detectives series and is definitely for a younger reader, or someone wanting something considerably less violent than the usual paranormal fare. With that in mind, it's still a definite four star effort.

[Fleur · Rating 5 out of 5]

The blurb doesn't do this book justice, I was hooked from the first few pages and absolute loved Paige, she is a bit quirky but a quick thinker and the police superiors made a big mistake not taking her on. However due to her fantastic skills Sergeant Jonathan King steps in with a surprise proposition and that's where the fun really begins. There is murder, mystery, things that go bump in the night, along with secrets, danger as well as a few red herrings as to who the killer is and plenty of laughs and great characters. I can not wait for the next in the series to see what Paige gets tangled up in next!!

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[Molly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Captain Alvarez might be determined to stand in her way, but Paige might just be on her way to an alternative answer to her perceived calling

A PI with a somewhat mysterious mentor or two, all sorts of complications are likely to pop up. Some might be lethal, but others could be deeper connections

welcome to the world of the paranormal Paige!

looking forward to reading along on this journey with you!

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[Micki-D · Rating 5 out of 5]

Daunting Darkness is a cozy paranormal mystery book that is so much fun to read. I got this book cause of the cover and let me tell you it was great, I was hooked from the first page and read it so quickly, what a cute book this was. I loved Paige she’s quick on her toes, smart and a bit quirky. She finally had the job she always wanted and PI while on a case to find a lost dog she stumbles in to the world of the paranormal.

[P.S. Winn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Becoming a private investigator, Paige Papillon is doing something she always wanted to. What she didn't know is that her skills at solving mysteries and crimes would lead to a paranormal investigation. This feels like a quick read, even though it is a longer tale, The author does a good job making this tale one to grab for mystery lovers.