Darkness in Him

by Andrew Lyons Narrated by Christopher Lane

Overview

What happens when you face the true test of your moral character? What happens when you fail that test?

When Jake Conason goes to a party at his Jefferson University fraternity house, he's sitting on top of the world. He's got great grades, a gorgeous girlfriend, and an almost certain acceptance to his dream law school. He's golden, set to ride a wave of opportunity and advantage far into his adulthood. Little does he know that the moment he walks into the party his life will change forever.

Straddling the worlds of respectability and depravity, this is a chilling, addictive thriller that delves into the heart of an antihero.

Editorial Reviews

Harlan Coben

...a pure, uncut hit of suspense. Lyons's debut is one of the most gripping page-turners I've read this year.

Gayle Lynds

A literary wunderkind...a master of psychological suspense and intrigue. {This book] is cadenced and surprising, full of taut dialog...

Kirkus Reviews

By page 58-when a pretty Jefferson University coed is found in St. Louis's Forest Park fatally beaten-readers have been fully informed whodunit. The question is whether Jake Conason, handsome, well-regarded, and hitherto law-abiding to his eyeteeth, is going to get away with it. A brilliant student, Jake has his post-graduation future carefully planned. It includes Harvard Law, eventual partnership in his fat-cat father's money-coining firm, and marriage to lovely Jordan Lansing, the kind of sweet-natured girl who "oozes good will." And he's steaming full-throttle toward it all until an unsettling argument with Jordan coupled (the operative term) with Kelly Stone's opulent, entirely accessible body intervenes. Angry with Jordan, Jake makes love to Kelly-a one-night stand in both their minds. But experienced genre fans, or even readers of An American Tragedy, know how these things work, and few will be surprised by the resulting pregnancy. What Jake does about it-the speed and remorselessness with which he takes to murder-is another matter. Before you can say Raskolnikov, a spoiled, self-involved overachiever (but nothing worse) has committed his heinous crime and is wriggling desperately to evade his punishment. Not only does the reader know whodunit, however, but so does at least one intuitive cop and one shrewd, implacable young female with a convoluted agenda of her own. The tricky ending is biter-bit, but enigmatic enough to suggest that after the last page is turned, the bites may well go on. Lyons's prose won't win any awards (his dialogue is especially shaky) but, overall, a creditable debut.

Booklist

Lyons…does a persuasive job of creating a creepy and almost charming antihero.”

Kirkus Reviews

The tricky ending is biter-bit, but enigmatic enough to suggest that after the last page is turned, the bites may well go on…a creditable debut.”

Library Journal

A psychologically chilling picture of a contemporary Raskolnikov.”

AudioFile

Christopher Lane cultivates suspense and drama against a quiet backdrop of the ordinary events of college life…Lane finds the edge that will keep you wondering what will happen next.”

From the Publisher

"...proves once again that the human soul is unknowable. Trust me on this one - and keep the night light on." (Kinky Friedman, author of Meanwhile Back at the Ranch)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169908008
Publisher:	Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Publication date:	01/01/2007
Edition description:	Unabridged

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