A Field of Darkness
by Cornelia Read
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Author: Cornelia ReadEdition: Paperback
Published: 2007-07-11
ISBN: 0446699497
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
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Book Review: Cornelia Read's A Field of Darkness
Summary: 2 Stars
Madeline Dare, the first-person narrator in Cornelia Read's A Field of Darkness, experiences terror and entrapment in her attempt to solve the murder of two young women, nineteen years after the fact. A journalist, Madeline, whose last name reminds me of the ill-fated Virginia Dare of Roanoke Island, Lost Colony fame, is hung up on denying her traditional Long Island family heritage while constantly reminding readers of it. Set in 1988 in Syracuse, New York, the novel has many references to that period, which limit the universality of the story and its attractiveness to readers not familiar with the year or location.
Madeline delights in being sarcastic, demeaning, and judgmental, vulgar in speech, conversant with the drug scene, and obsessed with sex, not a particularly likable heroine. Her tale has its moments of intrigue, fascination, and insanity. It can be read fairly quickly. Its climactic fire scene is very reminiscent of other stories, with the ending somewhat predictable, but its final dialogue from the unpleasant character Briney, is very chilling, the most memorable remark in the book. Rosalie L'Ecuyer, Fairbanks, Alaska
Summary of A Field of Darkness
Madeline Dare would be the first to tell you her money is so old there's none left. A former socialite from an aristocratic family in decline, Maddie is a tough-talking, would-be journalist exiled to the rust belt of upstate New York. Her prospects for changing her dreary lifestyle seem dim--until a set of dog tags found at a decades-old murder site is linked to her family. Shocked into action, Maddie embarks on a search that takes her from the derelict smokestacks of Syracuse to the posh mansions of Long Island's Gold Coast. But instead of the warm refuge of home, this prodigal daughter soon uncovers dark, sinister secrets that will violently challenge everything she believes in and holds dear.Contemporary Books
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