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A mother’s worst nightmare is losing her children. For author Cassie Richardson, that nightmare had just become reality. A frantic late night call from her police detective ex-husband, Michael, plunges Cassie into a dangerous chain of events that will alter her life and those closest to her forever. Michael was calling to tell her that their four year old son, David, had been kidnapped.
Following Michael’s cryptic orders, Cassie goes to the police station to enlist Jordon Callaghan, Michael’s partner, in the search for David. However, Michael is found to be missing too. Retracing Michael’s steps, Jordon and Cassie soon discover that Michael is dead and David is still in the clutches of the kidnapper. Cassie, desperate to rescue David, tries to meet the kidnapper’s demands, but he wants no cops to be around when the exchange is done and Jordon won’t let her out of his sight. Her final attempt at rescuing David is successful, but leaves an innocent bystander in the hospital and the kidnapper still at large.
Settling into a quasi-normal life in a new house, Cassie and David, with Jordon’s help and love, begin to rebuild their shattered lives. Soon, however, Cassie begins to wonder if she will ever find peace. Someone tries to run her off the road, her break lines are cut, and both she and David keep seeing glimpses of Michael. Is it his ghost or did he fake his death for some reason? Who wants her dead, a crazed fan…the kidnapper…Michael? Are her feelings for Jordon real or just reflections of the guilt she feels over Michael’s death?
Tired of the same old suspense stories? Lori Derby Bingley brings fresh blood to the romantic suspense genre. Ms. Bingley’s writing is crisp and detailed, yet filled with emotion. Her heroine, Cassie, has the strength and resolve to rival any male lead but is willing to show her softer side and follow her heart. ONE EYE IN THE DARKNESS had me hook, line, and sinker from the first paragraph and I couldn’t put it down until I was finished. ONE EYE IN THE DARKNESS IS an exceptional book not to be missed.
Reviewed by Tina Burns
for The Road to Romance
May 24, 2004
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