Considering their relationship had essentially begun when Annie had arrested Nick for assaulting a murder suspect, it wasnt surprising that people had doubted they would last. Do we have to fight now?. LOVED IT! Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. There is the Florette family, with Nora, a 12-year-old who was supposed to baby sit for KJ, the murder victim, but is embroiled with her bully brother, Dean Florette, who also bullies the troubled Cameron. Absolutely fantastic read from start to finish! A mother herself, Annie understands the emotional devastation this woman is going through, but as a detective shes troubled by a story that makes little sense. Set in Louisiana's swampy bayou country, the volatile Detective Sergeant Nick Fourcade is a man with a temper he can barely control, married to Detective Annie Broussard, a woman who has never come to terms with her traumatic family history, both based at the Partout Parish Sheriff's Office. Dats all what you deserve, you! Greta and Malcolm try to find their way out of the house to escape Brahms, but only Greta is able to get out. A seven-year-old boy has been brutally stabbed to death in his bed, while his mother, Genevieve Gauthier, managed to escape and run for help. A seven-year-old boy is brutally murdered, while his mother escapes injured and bloodied. Help me. She tried to gasp for air, frantic, thinking she might die. Even in the scene where Greta tries to prove it to Malcolm that the doll is alive, she first knocks on the wall and only then the house begins to creak and the doll moves. Hoag follows several threads as the story unfolds, casting suspicion on a number of characters and tipping her hand only toward the end as Nick and Annie sort through the confusion and begin to put together a clear picture of where everyone fits in the puzzle. Almost from the start I didn't like Nick Fourcade. Things died in the swamp all the time. There is no end to the amount of twists, and the author is adept at misleading her readers into suspecting who the killer is. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Down the Darkest Road by Hoag, Tami at the best online prices at eBay! I do not admire the fact that the author is trying to glorify this behavior. Down the road she could see the outline of a house, a shabby little box of a house, a yard with an old pickup parked near a sagging porch. Plenty of people had believed he was more than a little disturbed and dangerous when he had first come to Bayou Breauxmany thought that still. This shows that the doll was never actually moving on its own but was being moved by the real Brahms who lives in the walls. I could actually feel that swamp humidity & hear the mosquitos buzzing around. He kissed her slowly and deeply. When Detective Nick Fourcade enters the home of Genevieve Gauthier outside the sleepy town of Bayou Breaux, Louisiana, the bloody crime scene that awaits him is both the most brutal and the most confusing he's ever seen. Nick is the closest we get, and hes clearly a flawed hero. The tires chewed at the gravel. He was frowning in his sleep, just as his father did. It seemed the only place they didnt rub each other the wrong way was in bed, where the tension between them seemed only to ratchet up the sexual heat. The sexual assault of Vanessa Theriot, a nonverbal girl with autism, who was unable to communicate what had happened to her. Her breath sawed in and out of her lungs, ragged and hot; painful, like serrated knives plunging into and pulling out of her chest. So when he vanishes while on a hunting trip in the Atchafalaya Basin, the mystery appears to be nothing more than a tragic accident. When the very next day P.J. Ive enjoyed some of her other books but I thought this one was a disaster. This local flavor includes Nicks tendency to lapse into Cajun French when his emotions spike. The reader clearly benefits from the time she spends developing a sense of the landscape and its people as she tells the story. Her romantic suspense novels got me into the genre during high school, and. In order to save Malcolm, she returns to the mansion and tells Brahms that she came back for him. As Nick contemplates a recent case he has not been able to close, the sexual assault of an autistic girl, he chafes on the knowledge that no one possesses a key to the world in which the victim lives: Nick understood that, as well or better than most. The various pressures had rubbed their nerves raw. I ought to leave you sleep with the hound dogs! His latest novel isA Death in Winter,the fifth March and Walker Crime Novel. Hoag keeps the twists and turns coming all the way to the shocking conclusion. A young single mother, an autistic child (who is killed) and all the people involved in finding the killer. An unfathomable loss or an unthinkable crime? There are more than 40 million copies of her books in print in more than 30 languages, and each new title instantly rings the bell on the bestseller charts. He groaned deep in his throat and took her mouth again, with more urgency, sweeping a hand down the curve of her side and pulling her hips hard against his. The spotlight falls heavily on the grieving mother who is both victim and accused. tagged: This had been going on for weeks now, ever since that night in June, when a call had awoken her from a deep, peaceful sleep. The Boy is a story well told, and Nick Fourcade and Annie Broussard are an investigative team youll eagerly come back to for more. His badge hung on a ball chain around his neck. Copyright 2018 byTamiHoag. She slapped at the screen door, her strength draining out of her, rushing out of her like water down a hole. And as strange as it may seem, Greta just goes on ahead to do her job. !Thank you for brightening my days. Could she have something to do with the disappearance of Nora, or is the troubled teen the key to the murder? Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2020. They would see the blood that stained her hands like red lace gloves. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Another stressor for Annie, another pang of guilt. Her mystery thrillers are always fast paced, engaging, and captivating and. I haven't read a Tami Hoag book in a long time and didn't realize this was Book 2 in a series but I didn't really feel at a loss. The CSIs are headed by an incompetent crony of the new sheriff, whose hatred of Nick matches Dutrows in intensity. Not exactly what youd call a balanced cast on the male side of things. It felt like her skin was ready to peel away, leaving her red and raw and bloody. The spotlight falls heavily on the grieving mother who is both victim and accused. Then shortly thereafter, Nick Fourcade visits the crime scene, only to immediately conflict with Keith Kemp, who he thinks is an incompetent CSI officer. Death was just a part of life here. Genevieve's seven-year-old son, KJ, has been murdered by an alleged intruder, yet Genevieve is alive and well. Hoag revisits the sleepy town of Bayou Breaux in Louisiana with her second offering in the Nick Fourcade-Annie Broussard detective series. He stepped too close. I love the chemistry between the two main characters husband and wife detective of Cajun country. When Detective Nick Fourcade enters the home of Genevieve Gauthier outside the sleepy town of Bayou Breaux, Louisiana, the bloody crime scene that awaits him is both the most brutal and the most. To make matters worse, while Ellen is developing her case against the incarcerated Wright, another eight-year-old boy is kidnapped and then murdered in a neighboring town. Reprinted with permission of Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC. Why didnt you tell me?, Whats to tell? He had a volatile nature, always teetering on the edge of darkness. Honestly, this was a downer story, making me feel gloomy all through the book. Don't miss this read! Where you at? he asked, his voice a low, raspy growl. On Brahms 8th birthday, Emily went to play with Brahms in the Heelshire mansion and never returned. "The Boy" is the second book in Tami Hoag's Broussard and Fourcade series. An American woman named Greta takes up the job of babysitting a young boy in the secluded British town. Where has Tami Hoag been all my life and why have I never read her before? After familiarizing Greta with a set of rules that she is expected to follow, Brahms parents leave her all alone with the doll and head off for a vacation. Bar fights and domestic calls were up, along with the temperature and the consumption of alcohol. A call this late at night to a sheriffs detective was never anything good or anything quickly resolved. He was a sweet, sensitive little boya little too sensitive to the recent tensions between his parents, making him moody and clingy. Carefully, she slipped out of bed and padded across the cypress-wood floor to the window to peek through the blinds. Rather disturbing book about the capabilities of children but will keep you guessing to the end. edelweiss-review, currently-reading, e-book, and mystery-shelf, tagged: A group for book bloggers and reviews of Edelweiss titles. Called out to a shack on the outskirts of Bayou Breaux, Nick Fourcade discovers a horrific crime scene. When a young single mother is the victim of a late night home invasion which leaves her hospitalized, and her young son dead, Broussard and Fourcade must tiptoe through the murky waters of law enforcement politics and worrisome circumstantial evidence to find the truth. Being a La. I write book reviews for all types of books. Tami Hoag is the #1 internationally bestselling author of more than thirty books published in more than thirty languages worldwide, including her latest thrillers. Back to the bayou with Nick fourcade and toniette! but this book did nothing but annoy me. . The Boy is well written, with great characters (some you will love, others you will hate), wonderful dialogue and plenty of plot twists. Is the missing teenager, Nora, a victim, or something worse? Now, every time the phone rang in the middle of the night, Annies heart bolted at the thought that the call would be for her, not as a detective but as next of kin. With pressure mounting from a tough, no-nonsense new sheriff, the media, and the parents of Bayou Breaux, Nick and Annie dig deep into the dual mysteries. Could she have something to do with the disappearance of Nora Florette, or is the troubled teenager the key to the murder? In the final moments of the movie, when she decides to kill Brahms and save Malcolm, she liberates herself from her skewed sense of attachment towards all the destructive people in her life. At the same time, the author does an excellent job of creating a convincing atmosphere suggestive of rural Louisianas French Triangle. The Boy is another one of these movies, but instead of treading the familiar generic paranormal path, the film brings its own twists and turns to stand out in the overcrowded sub-genre. Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid- Feat Hippie Food by Jonathan Kauffman- Feature and Review, Someone to Trust by Mary Balogh- Feature and Review, Watching You by Lisa Jewell- Feature and Review. #1New York Timesbestselling author Tami Hoag keeps you guessing in her most harrowing thriller yet. He was always a twisted little kid and he ended up murdering Emily Cribbs on his 8th birthday. The night waited, ever-patient, oblivious to her pain, not caring if she lived or died. Very good book to read. Greta goes to sleep with the doll and promises it that shell never leave while Cole sleeps in a different room. A yellow bug light burned beside the front door. Page count shown is an approximation provided by the publisher. Other interests include the study of psychology, and mixed martial arts fighting. Maybe it was better if she died. To read this ebook on a mobile device (phone or tablet) you'll need to install one of these free apps: To download and read this eBook on a PC or Mac: The publisher has set limits on how much of this ebook you may print or copy. Complicating the investigation is a new sheriff, Kelvin Dutrow, who has an enlarged ego and a powerful desire to fire Nick. The girl is yours now. After writing this letter, both Mr. and Mrs. Heelshire stuff their coats with rocks and commit suicide. But when she arrives there, it turns out that she is expected to be the nanny of a life-sized porcelain doll. A driver in the dead of night in the middle of nowherewould this be help or harm? Until we have the person who hurt their daughter, Im it.. Her characters are flawed and all too human . The Boy by Tami Hoag is a crime thriller set in a small town in the United States; the book follows the investigation of the brutal murder . Bobby Theriot called last night, he confessed. If she knew the identity of her molester, that secret was locked inside the labyrinth of her mind. But all is not what it seems in Marc Mercier's life. Meanwhile, Nick's wife, Detective Annie Broussard, sits in the emergency room with the grieving Genevieve. In her hair. I had this on audiobook and found myself taking lunch breaks in my car and sitting in the car after work to listen. An unfathomable loss or an unthinkable crime? Looking forward to more great books read like this . Ellen starts to receive. #1 New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag keeps you guessing in her most harrowing thriller yet. Broussard and Fourcade. That's precisely why I liked this book so much! I suppose that's a sign of a good writer when she can evoke such strong emotions. Could she have something to do with the disappearance of Nora Florette, or is the troubled teenager the key to the murder? There were logic errors and continuity errors that were overlooked expressly to make this workif you were going to look over them (or something previously written that is part of a characters core behavior) just so you can keep this going why the fuck did you make it such a big point earlier if you are going to ignore it later as a plot point? This police detective couple are projected as a pair off the cover of a Harlequin Romance novel. Outside, lightning cracked like a whip across the night sky. Now a New York Times bestsellerAn unfathomable loss or an unthinkable crime? & shows the Cajun country way of life along with the description of the weather & nature. When he was small, his mother had referred to him as petit homme de mystreher little man of mystery. On her hands. As she states in her Authors Note at the beginning of the novel, this setting is one of her personal favorites. 5 big ol' shiny stars and I'll definitely be reading more by this author. And since the twists in it can often get a little more complex than would expect, you might need some explaining to understand what happens throughout its runtime. He does not follow the law he does not follow the constitution and its constantly violating peoples rights. Detectives Nick Fourcade and Annie Broussard are married and become involved in the murder of young 7 year old KJ Gauthier, who has been viciously stabbed to death. It didnt matter that Gus himself had brought Kelvin Dutrow on board as chief deputy the year before his retirement. What a thrill of a book! Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) provided by the Author and Publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an fair and honest review. I am 87 years young, nolonger able to drive so my happy days are reading!!!!! He whispered something in French and brushed his lips against the curve of her shoulder. She knew how much sleep hed lost, the toll it had taken on him. I love when authors revisit great characters from past books,we first met Nick and toniette in A Thin Dark Line. They get a call in the middle of the night that no law enforcement officer wants, a young 7 year old boy, KJ, has been stabbed multiple times at home, the dead boy's mother, 24 year old Genevieve Gauthier, has been seriously attacked too, and in a bloody state ran to seek help from neighbours. Not sure I can review it without tearing it to pieces right now. Genevieves seven-year-old son, KJ, has been murdered by an alleged intruder, yet Genevieve is alive and well, a witness inexplicably left behind to tell the tale. Before leaving her with Brahms, Mrs. Heelshire tells Greta Despite what it looks like on the outside, our son is still here with us. She could have closed her eyes and willed it all away, slipping into the deep abyss of unconsciousness. He wasnt one of them. For just a second her eyes locked on the terrified face of the driver, a woman, and then the engine roared. Someone killed me and my boy.. Behind her, the sheets rustled and the bed creaked as Nick got up. Detective Nick Fourcade is called to a homicide in a secluded house just outside of town. They would see the whites of her eyes and the red of the blood that streaked down her cheeks and across her jaw. On the other side of the room, Annies husband stirred in his sleep, grumbling, sweeping an arm along the empty space beside him. But the truth is a lot more complex than that. Genevieve looked up at the woman in the doorwaya narrow, lined face, eyes popping, mouth open in shock, teeth missing, a halo of frizzed red hair shot through with gray. It's been a long while since I have read a Tami Hoag thriller, and this one is as good as the ones I remember. Rather disturbing book about the capabilities of children but will keep you guessing to the end Vollstndige Rezension lesen, What a thrill of a book! Meanwhile, Nick's wife, Detective Annie Broussard, sits with the grieving Genevieve. When Detective Nick Fourcade enters the home of Genevieve Gauthier outside the sleepy town of Bayou Breaux, Louisiana, the bloody crime scene that awaits him is both the most brutal and the most confusing he's ever seen. He thought in French, spoke French to their son, made love in French. She slipped into her robe and padded barefoot down the hall. Beyond feeling pain, she dragged herself the last few feet and banged a fist against the screen door. I thought I knew who the killer was but NOPE! crime readers will be turning the pages desperate to find out the ending. I would recommend the book to a friend with a warning that they might find some of the occurrences disturbing. When the very next day KJs sometimes babysitter, twelve-year-old Nora Florette, is reported missing, the town is up in arms, fearing a maniac is preying on their children. Oh, Im sorry my feelings are so tedious for you., Its the middle of the damn night, he said wearily. Please! In her mind she was shouting, but she could barely hear the words. I was engaged the whole way through and will certainly be reading more. Thunder boomed like distant cannon fire behind it. Narrator Hillary Huber does an excellent job immersing the reader in the regions rich Louisiana accentseven including a smattering of pure French Patois. Oh, Nick. Annie sighed, her annoyance with him instantly gone. Uncle Sos, as Catholic as any Cajun man in these parts, still wore a dime on a string around his neck to ward off bad gris-griscurses and such. Is someone from Genevieve's past or present responsible for the death of her son? The complaining voice seemed to come from a long distance, from a dream. Startled, gasping, she scraped and scrambled, swimming on the rock, struggling to get her feet under her and to get herself upright. In the middle of the night, blood drips down from the ceiling on Coles face and he assumes that is Greta is doing this just to get him out of there. Mon Dieu., Annies temper spiked another notch. When she found someoneif she found someonethey would see the blood, too. Her heart swelled to overflowing with love every time she looked at him. They would be horrified without even knowing the true horror of what had happened. She stood in the middle of the road and waved her arms above her head. Inside is the body of seven-year-old KJ Gauthier. When Detective Nick Fourcade enters the home of Genevieve Gauthier outside the sleepy town of Bayou Breaux, Louisiana, the bloody crime scene that awaits him is both the most brutal and the most confusing he's ever seen. currently-reading, e-book, edelweiss-review, and mystery-shelf, tagged: Personally, I had so hoped for a more police procedural story, yep, give me Kovak and Liska any day! There are some people in the town who feel sorry for him as they remember him being a very good boy, but on the other hand, there are others who claim that the boy was evil. How far will Nick and Annie have to go to uncover the dark truth of the boy? The two detectives make for effective co-protagonists, and their up-and-down relationship keeps us interested while were following their progress through the mystery. Dutrow lives with his fiancee, Sharon Spencer, with her troubled child, Cameron. I don't even know where to begin with this story. Help me. A mother herself, Annie understands the emotional devastation this woman is going through, but as a detective she's troubled by a story that makes little sense. To be honest I didn't find it an easy read in the beginning and wondered at times if I would be able to finish. Things died in the swamp all the time. Help me. Tensions within the department exacerbated the tensions out on the road. Cameron Spicer turns out to be a character that the reader will focus on. I thought I knew who the killer was but NOPE! In her delightfully complex ensemble of characters, it turns out that Kemp has a checkered past, having gone from a veteran cop to a CSI examiner. They seemed nothing more than a rasp in her throat. Very few people had ever been invited past even the first of his fortress walls., Hoag is also skilled with the smaller touches. contemporary-romance and currently-reading. The book is filled with some very strong characters and I felt so many emotions while reading about them, like Sharon and Cameron who broke my heart and then broke it again. I have to be honest, this bored me to sleep each time I picked it up - I was lucky if I managed 15 mins at a timre reading it, which for me clearly signifies it's not my cup of tea. Out of bed they were out of step with each other, like awkward dancers hearing two different beats. What did happen? A welcome return for a compelling investigative duo. Some of the early chapters in which the author introduces the characters of Nick Fourcade and Antoinette Broussard presented a bit of a hurdle for me. So much blood. When Detective Nick Fourcade enters the home of Genevieve Gauthier outside the sleepy town of Bayou Breaux, Louisiana, the bloody crime scene that awaits him is both the most brutal and the most confusing he's ever seen. Thud! Please, help me!. ", Awesome read!!! I don't think I'll be reading anything else by this author I hated this book and wasn't that big a fan of another of her books. Marc Mercier appears to have it all - a successful business man with a loving family who has risen above his upbringing. After the boys parents leave for a vacation, hoping that Greta will be able to take care of his, things start to get really creepy. She dreams of Brahms hand coming right out of a wall to choke her. Everyone in her life would probably be happier, relieved, unburdened. See details. His mother Genevieve is somewhat of an enigma, as various stories emerge about her past. Could not put this book down AND when I had to put it down could not wait to get back to it. A book that keeps you guessing. Even after moving on ahead with her life, she jumps into a toxic relationship with Brahms without even knowing who he truly is. It was an unfamiliar place for them to be, this awkward limbo. Tami Hoag lets the reader view the family lives of Nick and Annie, a married couple who are both detectives (Nick being her boss). The face of an angel. The moon had yet to be overrun by the clouds, casting the night in a silver glow. When her seven-year-old son KJ is murdered by an alleged intruder and she is left alive, police are left asking who would commit a crime so gruesome and leave the only witness alive. Who would murder a child and leave the only witness behind? When Detective Nick Fourcade enters the home of Genevieve Gauthier outside the sleepy town of Bayou Breaux, Louisiana, the bloody crime scene that awaits him is both the most brutal and the most confusing he's ever seen. When Greta gets trapped in the Attic for the first time, she sees a large silhouette and not of a childlike doll. I cant stand her main character the detective. . Sweat streamed from her pores. Youre up, too, cher, he said. 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