All the Colors of the Dark (Unabridged)
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4.2 • 755 Ratings
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD • From the author of We Begin at the End comes a soaring thriller and an epic love story that “hits like a sledgehammer . . . an absolutely must-read novel” (Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl).
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The Boston Globe’s #1 Thriller/Mystery of 2024 So Far
A Best Book of the Year: Washington Post, She Reads, Kirkus Reviews
“Kept me frantically turning the pages and somehow made me cry at the end . . . Brava!”—Kristin Hannah, author of The Women
“Melds tense suspense with a powerful exploration of devotion, obsession, and love.”—People (Best New Books)
1975 is a time of change in America. The Vietnam War is ending. Muhammad Ali is fighting Joe Frazier. And in the smalltown of Monta Clare, Missouri, girls are disappearing.
When the daughter of a wealthy family is targeted, the most unlikely hero emerges—Patch, a local boy, who saves the girl, and, in doing so, leaves heartache in his wake.
Patch and those who love him soon discover that the line between triumph and tragedy has never been finer. And that their search for answers will lead them to truths that could mean losing one another.
A missing person mystery, a serial killer thriller, a love story, a unique twist on each, Chris Whitaker has written a novel about what lurks in the shadows of obsession and the blinding light of hope.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
This atmospheric listen is like a thriller, a romance, and a coming-of-age story all at once. In a small Missouri town in the mid-’70s, teenage outcasts Saint, a beekeeping tomboy, and Patch, the one-eyed son of a single mother, are each other’s only friend. When Patch sees the most popular girl in school getting abducted, he fights the stranger off her, only to get held captive himself. Author Chris Whitaker (We Begin at the End) follows both Patch and Saint over 25 turbulent years after that fateful day. Practically each short, tight chapter ends on a cliffhanger, which makes it almost impossible to stop listening. Veteran narrator Edoardo Ballerini keeps the focus on the characters’ intense emotions as the story unfolds. This powerful novel lingered in our minds long after we stopped listening.
Customer Reviews
Nostalgia I can’t explain
Beautiful book, kinda gave Bridge to Terabithia vibes but with a true crimey twist to it
Hold on Tight
5/5…WOW! I was unsure about this book at the beginning as it was hard to follow and the use of pronouns had me confused at times…but about 1/4 of the way in the plot started rolling and it didn’t stop until the very last page! Whitaker did a phenomenal job telling the story of Patch and his friend Saint. There were parts of this story that had me celebrating, rooting for the underdog, and thinking things can’t possibly get any worse for the characters who I came to know and love! #mustread
One of the best books I’ve read in a long time!!!!
Absolutely loved it!