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Chris Whitaker
Chris Whitaker writes crime novels that explore complex characters and difficult situations. His books include "All the Colors of the Dark: A Read with Jenna Pick" and "We Begin at the End."
All the Colors of the Dark: A Read with Jenna Pick
All the Colors of the Dark: A Read with Jenna Pick
- Pages
- 608
- Published
- 2024
- Language
- English
Synopsis
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • 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). Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as Featured on Today 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.
Genres
Characters
Patch MacauleyProtagonist
One-eyed local boy who saves Misty Meyers from an abduction, is kidnapped in her place, and grows into an artist and vigilante searching for the girl he was held captive with.
Saint BrownProtagonist
Patch's fiercely loyal orphaned best friend, who grows up to become a law enforcement officer determined to uncover the truth of what happened to him.
Grace (All the Colors of the Dark)Supporting
The unseen girl who shares Patch's captivity in a cellar, sustaining him with stories and becoming central to his lifelong search.
Misty MeyersSupporting
The wealthy local girl whose near-abduction Patch interrupts, setting the novel's events in motion.