Scare Away the Dark

At a clandestine meeting with a trusted informant, Jordan's need for answers overcomes her desire for safety. Which is exactly what her enemy is counting on.

Jordan and Inspector JJ Quinn, her ally on the police force, are shocked by the methods a depraved killer uses to chase her across two continents in a wicked hunt to the death. In the exotic beauty of Calabria and Sicily lurks a deadly adversary intent on revenge.

To defeat a devious international stalker, Jordan must come to grips with her own family secrets while Quinn is forced to compromise both his professional obligations and moral code. The only chance for survival is to shed all that they hold most dear.

Scare Away the Dark is the award-winning second book in Karen Dodd's beloved Stone Suspense series. Fans of Louise Penny, Ann Cleeves, and Donna Leon, will find much to love in this series that combines a tight plot, riveting characters and a heart-hammering race against the clock.

Scare Away the Dark won first place in the Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBA) 2018 CLUE Awards for Suspense and Thriller novels.

EDITORIAL REVIEWS:

Scare Away the Dark raises the bar for exciting suspense stories as Jordan Stone, a young millennial who has made it as the top newspaper investigative journalist in Vancouver B.C., traverses dark physical and psychological landscapes on what becomes a life or death mission. On this journey, she encounters characters for whom human life is cheap, evil deeds are part of doing business, and revenge is an art form...Scare Away the Dark...coupling the stuff of contemporary headlines-man-made plagues of criminal activities and the power of true love-with meticulously reimagined settings, multi-dimensional characters, and complex sub-plots, to create an engaging romantic thriller.

With an ending that comes out of left field, Scare Away the Dark leaves the reader with a gasp and ready for what happens next. Caution: Read with the lights on and the doors locked! - Chanticleer Book Reviews