All the Dark Places

By: Terri Parlato

Narrated by: Christina Moore, Stephanie Cozart

Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins

Publisher's summary

A savage murder rocks a quiet Massachusetts suburb, revealing the dark secrets at the center of a group of friends and setting two women–one with a traumatic past, the other a Boston police detective–on a hunt for truth in this stylish debut thriller for fans of Megan Miranda and Shari Lapena...

Snow falls softly outside Molly Bradley’s home on a frigid January night. Inside, half a dozen close friends are gathered to celebrate the fortieth birthday of Molly’s psychologist husband, Jay. Candlelight gleams against dark wood, wine flows, and the house rings with laughter. Everybody loves Jay, Molly most of all. Yet next morning, Molly discovers Jay dead on the floor of his office, his throat brutally slashed.

After decades working with the Boston PD, Detective Rita Myers has grown accustomed to the banality of evil—the murders that make no sense beyond bad luck or a tragic brush with the worst of humanity. But Jay Bradley’s murder isn’t random, or a mere crime of opportunity. Rita is convinced that someone in the couple’s small circle killed him. Someone who was celebrating with them that night.

Devastated, Molly tries to make sense of her husband’s death. Jay was her rock, the only person who really understood the nightmare she lived through long ago. He knew the horrors she’s kept hidden even from her friends. But shocking revelations are making her question if Jay was all he seemed to be—and whether someone else knows her past too. And until Molly figures out who she can really trust, she won’t be able to stop herself becoming the next target . . .

©2022 Terri Parlato (P)2022 Recorded Books

Enjoyed this Read

I would purchase another book in this series. Surprising end. Narration was good. Give this one a shot.

A little too long, but not bad.

This was a decent listen. I liked all the voices that were used with the exception of the female detective. It went on a bit longer than it needed to with next to no real ‘investigation’ other than ‘we’d like to ask you some questions’ from the detectives, and I found the ending a little predictable, as well. But all in all, it wasn’t bad.

Did not guess "who"

Did not guess "who" so that is a plus. It wasn't bad but not great either, just okay...helped pass the time.

Perfect summer mystery

Substantial plot, great characters and narration.
Enough twists to keep my interest while following a logical line to a surprising conclusion

Good story!

One of the narrators for a woman’s part sounded like a man. Threw me off the whole book.

Terrific

Loved this book. I will not spoil it for anyone.. narration was amazing. This book will keep you guessing

Good story

Good story, suspenseful without undue drama. Easy to listen to. Heroine perseveres to the end!

So so, not great

The story was well written, but it just wasn’t very engaging. Things happen, the plot slowly gets revealed, and it ends in a fairly low key fashion. There are a lot of characters to keep track of, which isn’t very easy due to lack of narrator voice differentiation. Even though there were two narrators, it did t help much. The one narrator’s main female character sounded like a male, even though the narrator was female. Overall the book is not terrible, but it’s not that good either.

Good for a long car ride

Good for a long car ride. Or a session of sitting on the beach keeps you technically turning the pages.

Loved this and a great ending!

This one I’ll listen to more than once. Lists of great twists that all came together.