Mark Novak's greatest mystery may be his own... "Rise the dark. "These were the last words written in Lauren Novak's notebook before she was murdered in a strange Florida village. They've never meant anything to the police or to her husband, investigator Markus Novak. Now the man he believes killed her is out of prison, and draws Markus to the place he's avoided for so long: the lonely road where his wife was shot to death beneath the cypress trees and Spanish moss in a town called Cassadaga. In Red Lodge, Montana, a senseless act of vandalism shuts the lights off in the town where Sabrina Baldwin is still trying to adjust to a new home and mourning the loss of her brother, who was a high voltage linesman just like her husband, Jay. As the spring's final snowstorm calls Jay deeper into the mountains, chasing the destruction on the electrical grid, Sabrina is abducted by Garland Webb, the man Markus Novak believes killed his wife. Drawing them all together is a messianic villain who understands that you can never outpace your past. You can only rise against the future. Michael Koryta is... "Masterful. " - Michael Connelly"Riveting. " - Harlan Coben"A master. " - Stephen King"An absolute sizzler. " - Lisa Unger"A writer for the new century" - Tom Franklin"One of today's finest. " - William Kent Krueger"A terrifying winner. " - Dennis Lehane"Electrifying. " - Joseph Finder"Deliciously dark. " - Scott Smith"Breathtaking. " - Nelson DeMille"A must-read. " - Dean Koontz"Outstanding. " - Lee Child"Gripping. " - Stuart O'Nan
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A Sophisticated Reader's Thriller Writer
I first discovered Koryta's work when he published SO COLD THE RIVER (which has a phenomenal first chapter), and he became a constant on my reading list after THE PROPHET (brilliant story of brothers, football, and murder). With last summer's perfect LAST WORDS, Koryta introduced private investigator Mark Novak and kicked off a thrilling new series. RISE THE DARK is the best thriller I've read this year. It starts off fast and Koryta keeps things moving (and those pages turning) but not at the expense of genuine character development and meaningful emotional resonance. Koryta wrote his first book (TONIGHT I SAID GOODBYE—startlingly well done and completely engaging) when he was 21 and he has gotten better with every book. I am envious. While you do not need to have read LAST WORDS first, RISE THE DARK continues Novak's journey to find his wife's killer (no spoiler—this is introduced right at the beginning) and it tangles him with some very nasty, and believably motivated, people who are a threat to the stability of our very society. Koryta is a wonderful writer. His prose is clean and evocative. It is never weighed down with excessive description, and yet the reader can visualize the mountainous setting in all its stunning glory. His stories move briskly with wonderful twists, but unlike a James Patterson thriller that moves but does not linger in the mind, Koryta creates characters and situations that will stay with you long after reading. Much is made of Koryta's hands-on research. He is an outdoorsman who loves nature and animals and he brings that love and authenticity into each of his books. This book deals with electricity and power grids, and Koryta does an expert job keeping the reader informed without making it feel like a school lesson. All things serve the story. Koryta knows this, and you will be very thankful he does. His forays into supernatural fiction (SO COLD THE RIVER, CYPRESS HOUSE, THE RIDGE) are wonderful novels as well, and I only mention th...
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