Book Review: ‘A Dark And Secret Place: A Novel’ By Jen Williams

Heather Evans returns home after her mother has committed suicide. She has no idea why she did and has many questions. As she’s cleaning the house she makes a shocking discovery….her mother was a pen pal with a serial murderer named Michael Reave…aka the Red Wolf. He committed a series of grizzly murders over a number of years, all along claiming he was innocent. And now a bunch of new murders just like the Red Wolf have been taking place. Heather wants to see Michael and with the help of the police she goes and sees him. But all she gets are stories and non-answers. We learn about Michael’s past and upbringing via flashbacks throughout the novel. And soon weird things start to happen to Heather and it all seems to lead to one place Fiddler’s Mill and 1968 when it all began. Heather and her friend Nikki go to check it out and it’s there she learns shocking truths and lives are in danger and she may not make it out alive.

A solid thriller set in England (and the setting plays a good part in the story). Will twists and turns that keep the reader engaged, you’ll be shocked right up until the very end.

You can pick up A Dark And Secret Place in stores from Crooked Lane on Tuesday, June 8.