Darkness, My Old Friend: A Novel Audiobook

" It is interesting, but not special. The Hollows, the name of the town where mysteries abound, is a place of hollowed-out people. Unhappily married couples, unhappy divorced singles with damaged children, and never married but desperately pining individuals all collide, eventually, and several unsolved disappearances are finally resolved. There s a psychic, a retired cop, a psychiatrist, several messed up teens, abused wives and evil husbands, bored wives and mines. It passes the time if you wait for a bus every day. Verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry slow to get to anything. "

" Some of Lisa Unger's books are very good, others are not. This is in the latter category. There are numerous small stories that come together at the end but are confusing when she jumps around. Jones Cooper is a retired police officer getting slowly bored by house chores and helping out neighbors. When he is asked to locate a woman, he jumps at the chance. Michael Holt is a disturbed young man who has returned to the home of his deceased father to put the house up for sale. He asks the police to reopen the case of his missing mother. Willow Graves is a young teenager whose mother relocated them from New York City to the small town of The Hollows. She is a typical rebellious teen but is very close to her mother. These main characters all meet on a rainy night when Michael's memory returns. "

" Another quality book from Unger. The book doesn't reach a denouement in the last few pages after building suspense, it reaches a climax then ties up loose ends. "

" The characters were interesting and quirky. I enjoyed the ex-police officer the most and his struggle to find a place in life. The teen was a bit too angsty for me. But, all in all, I finished and felt satisfied by a good mystery and coming to care about the characters. "

" I liked this one much better than Fragile, except, like the other one, it was really obvious how the story would play out. The author also jumps from one character's perspective to another alot. Just when I'm getting interested she jumps to what the son has to say, then the neighbor, then a stranger, then we go back in time. At one point I got confused on who she was talking about and had to backtrack. "

" Didn't care that much for it. "

" second book on the Hollows series, loved it! and....kindle readers, free from the library :) "

" Very good but not as good as others by Lisa Unger. "

" A couple of chapters in, so far so good! "

" I was torn between giving this book 2 stars or 3. I liked the story but the characters didn't seem to have a common bond at the ending. Usually you can see how the characters played off each other in the end, but they just left me feeling empty. "

" Excellent book. I just love this author. "

" I listened to this on audio book. Great for long runs. Suspense but good characters and story as well. "

" Didn't realize this was the second one and I should have read Fragile first. But good character development and some interesting self realization although with all the therapists not much happenened in their offices. "

" Probably the best Lisa Unger novel yet. For those of you that loved Fragile, this is a must read. I think the quality of Ms. Unger's writing and her storytelling just keeps increasing with every new book; and it was fun to re-visit Jones and Maggie Cooper in the Hollows after the events in Fragile! "

" I loved this book! It was great to re-visit sone characters from the last book, especially Jones. The new characters were well rounded and interesting. "

" Really liked this follow up to Fragile. Lots going on in this small town. "

" 3 1/2 stars. This was a very good psychological thriller dealing with past and present mysteries, familial struggles, teenage angst, panic attacks and loss. I loved the character of Jones Cooper the ex-cop who is instrumental in solving everyone's problems from domestic chores to dark mysteries. "

" very good book. love this author "

" As usual, Lisa Unger delivers a good tale of interesting chaacters and suspense. Just a bit dark, not so much as her first couple of books. I'm looking forward to an obviious sequel. "

" I love Lisa Unger but was just a little underwhelmed by this book, mostly because I solved the mystery pretty quickly. I did enjoy revisiting the characters and setting from her previous novel, as well as meeting some new characters. "

" I thought this book was okay, but was looking forward to more suspense. "

" While I like the characters in this book, I think it was nowhere near the level of Lisa Unger's previous work. I slogged through it, but I was disappointed with it. Her other books were incredibly hard to put down; not so with this one. "

" Entertaining story, compelling characters, I could read more by this author. "

" second book on the Hollows series, loved it! and....kindle readers, free from the library :) "

" definitely wish I'd reread the previous book but oh well. "

" I thought this book was okay, but was looking forward to more suspense. "

" I love Lisa Unger. As stubborn as Jones Cooper is I love Fragile and Darkness, My Old Friend. I hope she continues to write about the Coopers and the Hallows. "

" This had the potential to be a real thriller, but it just missed the mark. "

" Author is adept at the English language - a big plus for me. Good characterization, interesting plot. I've liked all of her books (exc. perhaps the second one - didn't care for the people). <br/> "

" Good, dark mystery with characters who take hold of your heart and force you to invest in them. "

" WOW, oh wow!! Lisa Unger's books are always so good and &quot;Darkness My Old Friend&quot; is no exception! The story line is great, the characters are well developed and the writing is superb! What more in a book do you want? I highly recommend this one! <br/><br/>(Gerard's review) "