BLOGWORDS – Tuesday 24 June 2025 – TUESDAY REVIEWS-DAY – BOOK REVIEW – ECHOES OF DARKNESS by DARLENE L. TURNER

BLOGWORDS – Tuesday 24 June 2025 – TUESDAY REVIEWS-DAY – BOOK REVIEW – ECHOES OF DARKNESS by DARLENE L. TURNER

TUESDAY REVIEWS-DAY - BOOK REVIEW – ECHOES OF DARKNESS by DARLENE L. TURNER

Welcome to the Blog Tour for Echoes of Darkness by Darlene L. Turner, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

 

 

THE BOOK

Title: Echoes of Darkness
Author: Darlene L. Turner
Publisher: Love Inspired Trade
Release Date: June 24, 2025
Genre: Christian Suspense/Romantic Thriller

 

THE BLURB

A serial killer stalks a small town, and a police officer must face her family’s dark past to catch him.s

The sleepy community of Kenorapeake Falls in northern Ontario seems like somewhere Constable Oaklynn Brock can finally outrun her violent past. That is, until she’s assigned to investigate a series of suspicious deaths. She can’t reveal that she knows how serial killers think because she grew up with one. Yet the eerie similarities between these murders and those committed by her father, known as the Suicide Slayer, hint at a copycat in their midst. But why here and why now?

Caleb Greene of the Canadian Watchers Squad, a special task force, has his own reasons to be wary of working alongside Oaklynn. But with rumors of a local cult known as the Light Paragons gaining power, the stakes are too high to refuse.

As they explore connections between the killings and cult, Oaklynn and Caleb are forced to confront old secrets…and a terrifying new threat. Someone is watching Oaklynn’s every move. They know exactly who she is and what she might be capable of. And soon her biggest fear isn’t just having her past exposed, but that a killer will turn whatever days she has left into a living nightmare…  

 

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THE AUTHOR

Darlene L. Turner is an award-winning author and lives with her husband, Jeff in Ontario, Canada. Her love of suspense began when she read her first Nancy Drew book. She’s turned that passion into her writing and believes readers will be captured by her plots, inspired by her strong characters, and moved by her inspirational message. You can connect with Darlene at www.darlenelturner.com where there’s suspense beyond borders.

 

 

 

 

 

MY REVIEW

An intense story to the very end.

Ms. Turner takes on a challenging element in her story—cults. I’ve not read many stories involving cults and this one [SPOILER.] I truly was on the edge of my seat, waiting (reading) to see who the leader of the cult was and who the killer was—and if it was the same person.

Though the writing was awkward (for this reader) and repetitive at times, and the dialogue didn’t always feel genuine, the scenes in this story were vivid and authentic, taking the reader smack into the scene without being too grisly.

The villain—at the very end, I might add—was a surprise to this reader. Not who I expected at all.

 

 

ROBIN’S FEATHERS

THREE FEATHERS

 

 

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

 

TOUR GIVEAWAY

(4) winners will each receive a $25 Amazon eGift Card!

Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight June 23, 2025 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on June 30, 2025. Winners will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. Open internationally. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.

Giveaway is subject to JustRead Publicity Tours Giveaway Policies.

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