The Comfort of Black: A Novel

by Carter Wilson

Overview

USA TODAY Best-seller

Winner of the 2016 National Indie Excellence Award for Suspense

Winner of the 2016 Colorado Book Award

Finalist 2016 RONE Award

2016 International Book Award Winner – Mystery/Suspense Category

Though they seem to have everything, Hannah Parks has watched her husband, Dallin, become increasingly distant. Her hope is buoyed when the couple decides to start a family, but what Dallin reveals in his sleep one night rocks Hannah to her core. As she starts to investigate a much darker side of Dallin than she ever knew existed, Hannah peels away the layers of a diseased relationship closely tied to her own abusive past. When Dallin attempts to have Hannah abducted, she is forced to run, doing so with the aid of a man named Black—an ex-con and expert at helping people disappear. Together they must keep Hannah safe from her husband's far-reaching grasp, all the while trying to solve the mystery behind Dallin's sudden violence.  Does Hannah's dark family history hold the key to her survival?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781608091478
Publisher:	Oceanview Publishing
Publication date:	08/04/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	166,513
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

USA Today best-selling and award-winning author Carter Wilson was born in New Mexico and grew up in Los Angeles before attending Cornell University. As a consultant and frequent lecturer, has journeyed the globe both for work and pleasure, and as a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity. Revelation is Wilson's fourth novel. He lives in Colorado with his two children.

Editorial Reviews

* “Wilson's third novel [The Comfort of Black] takes off at breakneck speed and doesn't stop until its jolting conclusion. Gritty, unflinching, and sometimes violent, this thriller is reminiscent of Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl and the television series The Equalizer.” —Library Journal (Starred Review)

* “Carter is extremely good at creating a series of shattering, Philip K. Dickian revelations that would rock anyone’s personal security.” —Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)“From the very first shocking, irreverent and chilling line you know The Comfort of Black is anything but your average thriller. It's an exemplary thriller. A knock-your-socks-off- thriller.” —M.J. Rose, New York Times best-selling author

“Wilson is right up there—if not beyond—James Patterson and Stephen King. The Comfort of Black is edgy, completely absorbing, and a definite must read by all.” —The U.S. Review of Books

Praise for Carter Wilson

* “[In Revelation,] Wilson infuses his terrifying plot with intricate twists and turns, all totally credible.” —Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

“This is a sledgehammer of a novel, slamming away at the foundations of modern cult religions until nothing is left but rubble to be carted away.” —Booklist

“Revelation is an exquisite story of psychological control and suspense that is both thought-provoking and visceral in its impact, and it will keep you awake far into the night.” —The Oklahoman

From the Publisher

“Dark and intense. Carter Wilson expertly evokes the terrors inside the most dangerous human domain of all—the family.”

author of The Sano Ichirō Mystery Series Laura Joh Rowland

“If you are drawn to the dark games of Stephen King and the ordinary-meets-terror of Harlan Coben, you're going to love Carter Wilson's new thriller. In The Comfort of Black, Wilson slides open a bedroom window and introduces us to a lovely wife with a tortured past and the secretive man who sleeps beside her. It only takes a single whisper and then there is no safe place—only twist after twist, lie after lie, until you are gleefully riding a frenzy of psychological panic into the wee hours.”

author of Black-Eyed Susans Julia Heaberlin

“High stakes, moral dilemmas, deadly twists and turns, and a protagonist you can’t help rooting for as she battles the demons from her dark and terrible past, Carter Wilson’sThe Comfort of Blackis so soaked with adrenalin its pages could burst into flame. A very fine thriller guaranteed to keep you up all night.”

Best-selling author of The Deepest Secret Carla Buckley

“What I liked about this book was the deliciously twisted plot; the debauched characters and the slick storytelling by author Carter Wilson who knows how to keep a persistent air of electrifying mystery, depravity and action moving at a lip biting pace.The Comfort of Blackwas a truly enjoyable adult themed read and I highly recommend it.”

MysteriesGalore.com BestsellersWorld.com

"Award winning thriller-author Carter Wilson takes readers on a surreal fight-or-flight-response-for-survival journey in his third novel. Every part of Wilson's third-person narrative is aptly designed to be nothing less than unnerving. Wilson's spine-chilling scenarios are set within an intense 30-day journal entry that is broken into three simple yet mysterious one-word-titled sections. Zeroing in on his protagonist, Wilson's random use of limited voice is equally unnerving as he displays Hannah's ramblings that include harrowing recollections to her abusive father. Surrounded by a handful of elusive characters, Hannah doesn't know what to believe since she has had so many stories thrown at her. Amid the constant confusion his protagonist's life, Wilson keeps his plot moving by creatively injecting unhackneyed twists and turns as well as black comedy. There is no doubt in this reviewer's mind that Wilson is right up there—if not beyond—to James Patterson and Stephen King.The Comfort of Blackis edgy, completely absorbing, and a definite must read by all.”

RECOMMENDED by the USR

US Review

I've always admired Carter Wilson's work, butThe Comfort of Blackflat out grabbed me by the throat―in the best possible sense. Here is a novel by a literary wizard. Imagine a tall, saturnine magician in a long sable coat who keeps whisking out tricks and wonders, shocks and surprises from pocket after hidden pocket—and he has a great many pockets indeed. Wilson expertly maps the moral complexities of siblings and spouses, dysfunctional families, and conspiracies that raise the bar for crime thrillers. It all funnels into a symphony of Shakespearean violence wherein the author defies the odds and demonstrates a perfect sense of balance. This is an astonishing performance.”

Nebula and American Mystery Award-winning author o ―Edward Bryant

From the very first shocking, irreverent and chilling line you know The Comfort of Black is anything but your average thriller. It's an exemplary thriller. A knock-your-socks-off- thriller. Wilson's characters burn through the pages and come to life, taking you on a disturbing journey that you won't forget for a long, long time.”

New York Times best-selling author of The Witch of —M.J. Rose

Have you ever come across a book that would leave you with emptiness for days? The moment you think about those fictional characters, you start feeling the pain they went through. It just feels like you knew them so well and in just one page turn, they are all gone. You miss them. You want to go back and meet the same characters one more time. If a book puts you in such a state, it is more than a good book. It is awesome. So isThe Comfort of BlackbyCarter Wilson."

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