No Darker Place

Debra Webb

Feb 2017 · The Shades of Death Novels Book 1 · MIRA

About this ebook

A cop and a mysterious vigilante search for vengeance in this romantic suspense series opener by the USA Today–bestselling author of The Blackest Crimson.

Detective Bobbie Gentry has one objective: to stop the serial killer who robbed her of her husband, her child and her life. Nick Shade understands Bobbie’s pain—and her desire for vengeance. He’s on a mission of his own, and the murderer known as the Storyteller is next on his list.

Nick knows that the best way to find his target is to stick close to Bobbie. But as she becomes more and more reckless in her attempts to lure the Storyteller out of hiding, he must make a choice. Will he protect her from herself even if it means passing up the chance to take out one more monster?

As for Bobbie, she’s forced to decide just how much she can trust this stranger who knows so much about her. And both of them are about to learn whether or not two broken people can save each other . . .

Praise for No Darker Place

“A dark, twisted game of cat and mouse! Debra Webb mines our innermost fears as a police detective takes on a serial killer with help from an unexpected ally—or is he the bigger threat? You will fly through the pages of this action-packed thriller!” —Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times Bestseller

Ratings and reviews

A little back story, In the Blackest Crimson, we get to meet Bobbie Gentry, who is a police detective with the Montgomery Police Department. Bobbie was working on a case, that would turn her world upside down. After seeing the horrific death of her husbands and finding out that her son is also gone. With everything that has happen to Bobbie, she was now a changes the person forever. Nothing will ever be the same for her. It is as if the nightmares will never end. Everything, begin when Bobbie, decided to take a case of a possible serial killer., not know that the evil killer would take over her life forever. She became the next target of this evil killer. After about seven months Bobbie Gentry, is back on the job, but with a difference mind set. She will do anything and everything that she can to stop the serial killer, who took everything from her. The name that was given to this serial killer was called the Storyteller. One things for sure the revenge is what is driving her to get this killer. Nick Shade, is also on a mission to stop the Storyteller. With that said Nick, is known by the FBI, but they don’t acknowledge him. He has been able to solve many cases, but he will never get the credit for it. Nick, is like a ghost, now you see him and now you don’t. Nick is a hunter of serial killer that you don’t know he is there, until the evil is gone. All that I can say is that Debra Webb, has done it again. She takes you into the mind of a stone-cold killer. The suspense is so very real that it sounds like it is straight from the news headlines. If you are looking for a page turner than this is the book for you. She gives you lots of suspense, and great characters that you will never forget long after the last page.

5 Stars's for Debra Webb's "No Darker Place", a true thrill ride from start to finish! This book is a dark,suspenseful, physiological thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat and peeking into the dark corners of your room as you are reading it. Once I started this book, I couldn't put it down. A fast paced story that will have you flipping the pages well into the night. Detective Bobbie Gentry has been though hell, her life destroyed at the hands of a serial killer, The Storyteller. Now, the only thing that keeps her putting one foot in front of the other each day is the driving need for revenge. This book has a dark intensity. As the clock ticks, more lives are in danger from this mad man. His single minded determination to have Bobby back, to recapture the one that got away, drives him into a new level of depravity. Bobby decides that the only way to stop him, to end it once and for all, is to give him what he wants, herself. One of them will die and Bobbie is determined it will be him by her hand alone. Nick Shade, a self designated hunter of serial killers has a dark hidden past of his own. He is a shadow, constantly moving and never getting close to anyone. He has been watching Bobbie and now has put The Storyteller at the top of his list. Will he be able to save Bobbie from herself and end The Storyteller's reign of terror? This book will take your breath away and have your heart pumping, and at the end it will leave you ready for more!

Great characters, flawed and believable. Good storyline with lots of twists, turns and subplots to keep the story interesting and the reader guessing. I recommend this book

About the author

DEBRA WEBB is the award winning, USA Today bestselling author of more than 150 novels, including reader favorites the Faces of Evil, the Colby Agency, and the Shades of Death series. With more than four million books sold in numerous languages and countries, Debra's love of storytelling goes back to her childhood on a farm in Alabama. Visit Debra at www.DebraWebb.com or write to her at PO Box 176, Madison, AL 35758.