• A Step Past Darkness

  • By: Vera Kurian
  • Narrated by: Jeena Yi
  • Length: 14 hrs and 38 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (26 ratings)

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A Step Past Darkness

By: Vera Kurian
Narrated by: Jeena Yi
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Publisher's summary

SIX CLASSMATES. ONE TERRIFYING NIGHT. A MURDER TWENTY YEARS IN THE MAKING…

There’s something sinister under the surface of the idyllic suburban town of Wesley Falls, and it’s not just the abandoned coal mine that lies beneath it. The summer of 1995 kicks off with a party in the mine where six high school students witness a horrifying crime that changes the course of their lives.

The six couldn’t be more different.

  • Maddy, a devout member of the local megachurch
  • Kelly, the bookworm next door
  • James, a cynical burnout
  • Casey, a loveable football player
  • Padma, the shy straight-A student
  • Jia, who’s starting to see visions she can’t explain

When they realize that they can’t trust anyone but each other, they begin to investigate what happened on their own. As tensions escalate in town to a breaking point, the six make a vow of silence, bury all their evidence, and promise to never contact each other again. Their plan works—almost.

Twenty years later, Jia calls them all back to Wesley Falls—Maddy has been murdered, and they are the only ones who can uncover why. But to end things, they have to return to the mine one last time.

©2024 Vera Kurian (P)2024 Harlequin Enterprises, Limited

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Loved It!

Another slam dunk home run touchdown for Vera Kurian. Loved every minute of it and got very emotionally attached to the protagonists. Bravo 👏🏻 👏🏻👏🏻

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The characters

Love this book. Almost couldn’t put it down, the character development is strong throughput the book.

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I could not put this down (figuratively). Great storyline and character development. Well worth the time.

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outstanding story!

I loved all the characters I'm watching the evolution from their younger selves to their older selves. I love a good paranormal mystery type story and this was wonderful all the way around!

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really enjoyed this book

strange but enjoyable story? only dislike was listening to the narrator say "pasture" instead of Pastor half the time.

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Great characters,

I didn't realize that this was more teen fiction than adult crime. The characters are great, really well put together and I loved them but the storyline was meh.

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