Down the Darkest Road

There's not much story to this story. Devastated mother. Bad guy. There you have it. And if you're in doubt, Tami hits you over the head with those two cliches on every single page. I assumed that when the tasty twist came, it would be a doozy. Unh unh. No twist. I skim-read the second half to get this boring book over with. It's easy to tell when prolific writers have run out of ideas (I'm talking to you, Stephen King!). I call those "paycheck" books ... and I'm the trusting fool that's paying the tab. I gave "Road" two stars instead of one because of detective Tanner - a minor character with a big personality - a welcome relief from endless repetition and utter lack of surprise. I wonder why USA Today reviewed this book as "thought-provoking" ... but in a way they were right. I was "provoked" at the wasted reading time, and I "thought" they must have gotten big ad revenues.

This is a great story full of twists that will keep you reding its 484 pages I read it in 2 days. I could not put it down, This will make the reader feel as if you are with Lauren every page. I suggest it to any reader. Suspense really.