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    The Dark Room
    The Dark Room
    The Dark Room
    Audiobook11 hours

    The Dark Room

    Written by Jonathan Moore

    Narrated by David Colacci

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    Gavin Cain, an SFPD homicide inspector, is in the middle of an exhumation when his phone rings. San Francisco's mayor is being blackmailed and has ordered Cain back to the city; a helicopter is on its way. The casket, and Cain's cold-case investigation, must wait.

    At City Hall, the mayor shows Cain four photographs he's received: the first, an unforgettable blonde; the second, pills and handcuffs on a nightstand; the third, the woman drinking from a flask; and last, the woman naked, unconscious, and shackled to a bed. The accompanying letter is straightforward: worse revelations are on the way unless the mayor takes his own life first.

    An intricately plotted, deeply affecting thriller that keeps readers guessing until the final pages, The Dark Room tracks Cain as he hunts for the blackmailer, pitching him into the web of destruction and devotion the mayor casts in his shadow.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHighbridge Company
    Release dateJan 10, 2017
    ISBN9781681684567
    Author

    Jonathan Moore

    JONATHAN MOORE lives in Hawaii with his wife and son, and is the author of five books. Before completing law school in New Orleans, he was an English teacher, a bar owner, a raft guide, a counselor at a Texas wilderness camp for juvenile delinquents, and an investigator for a criminal defense attorney in Washington, D.C.

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    • 5/5
      The mayor of San Francisco is being blackmailed and the blackmailer does not want money but he does want the mayor to kill himself. Gavin Cain, an SFPD homicide inspector is called to the mayor's office in order to investigate who is blackmailing the mayor. This dark plot involves a 30 year old murder and 4 photographs that the mayor has received. San Francisco is the perfect setting for this dark story. The characters are complex and the twists are unexpected. It's a story that keeps you reading and guessing until the very end. I found the ending to be very surprising and made me want more. I will be reading Jonathan Moore's newest book immediately after this one. I would highly recommend this book to those who like dark and gritty noir crime thrillers.
    • 4/5
      Jonathan Moore's "The Dark Room" is a police procedural featuring thirty-seven year old Gavin Cain, a senior homicide inspector based in San Francisco. Cain is looking into two cases that may be linked. One involves an exhumation of a body that has been buried for thirty years, and other concerns compromising photographs and blackmail. A key figure is Mayor Harry Castelli, who asks Cain to find and arrest the extortionist who is threatening him. The characters include: the aforementioned Cain, a tough and savvy police officer who has seen it all, but senses that this investigation may be his undoing; Jim Grassley, Cain's partner of three weeks; FBI Special Agent Karen Fischer; Mona, the mayor's alcoholic wife; Alexa, Harry and Mona's unstable daughter; and various forensic and computer experts.

      Moore's writing is direct, vivid, and briskly paced, and he maintains a high level of suspense until the puzzle pieces finally fall into place. Cain, Fischer, and their associates are disappointed with their slow progress, and are further shaken by an unexpected act of violence that makes finding the perpetrator a top priority. San Francisco is the perfect setting for this melancholy murder mystery. There are quite a few scenes in which storm clouds loom, followed by heavy downpours that drench everyone in sight. A refreshing contrast to the misery and evil that permeate this story is Cain's tender and loving relationship with Lucy Bolet, a gifted pianist who was psychologically scarred by an experience that nearly destroyed her.

      As we reach the exciting conclusion, there are surprises aplenty, and Moore ties up his plot elements dramatically. "The Dark Room" delves into the sick fantasies of disturbed people; the consequences of keeping terrible secrets; the perils of greed; family dysfunction; abuse of power; and vengeance. On a more upbeat note, the author demonstrates that caring, support, and tapping hidden reserves of emotional strength may help damaged people heal, even after they have been brought low by unspeakable losses.
    • 5/5
      Inspector Cain is called at 2 a.m. while supervising an exhumation by his boss Lt. Nagati who said she was sending a helicopter to speed him off to city hall. No other details. After his arrival, he's sent to the Mayor's chambers where he's asked to investigate a threat and some pictures sent to the mayor anonymously.Turns out the casket contains the bones of more than one person, and one of them had been put into the casket while still alive. The mayor, meanwhile, denies any knowledge of the person and actions in the photographs, but Cain knows he’s lying, and he suspects that the contents of the casket and the blackmail of the mayor may be connected.That’s all I’m going to say except that this is an outstanding police procedural, done the way they should be, with interesting characters and a super plot.
    • 5/5
      This is the first book by this author I have read, and wow! I will definitely search out other books by him.The premise as it was described on the book sounded good, the mayor of San Francisco, is being blackmailed, and the only way the black mailer will let up is if the mayor kills himself. What I didn't expect was it to be such a police procedural book, but for the first time in a long time the story was told expertly, and not boring or predictably. Even better is the author's writing and the noir atmosphere, the city takes on with the dark clouds, heavy rain, and dense fog.This is a great murder mystery.
    • 4/5
      This is a police procedural and it’s a good one. I couldn’t find any fault with the investigation in technique or plausibility (except that there's a less risky way to check if a camera has film in it). Gavin Cain is a good detective. I liked the distinction Moore made between him and Nagata; he an investigator, she an administrator. Later it made her easy to suspect and that was kind of fun, too. Moore portrayed his cops in an even-handed way. Karen Fischer was drawn well and I liked how she and Cain played off each other. It was straight up cop work though, nothing gooey. That was saved for his relationship with Lucy which I really couldn’t stand a lot of. She’s the requisite damaged woman for him to rescue and/or fix. He’s done one and is trying to do the other. She’s annoying and distracting. As much as I liked Cain (and the reappearance of Henry Newcomb from The Poison Artist) I don’t think I’ll follow things if it becomes a series because of Lucy. And what is it with that name? I’ve never met any one named Lucy in my entire life. It’s like Jack and gray eyes - they mostly exist in fiction.
    • 5/5
      It was the cover of Jonathan Moore's new book, The Dark Room, that initially caught my eye. (Yep, dark and ominous appeals to me.....) I was unaware of Moore as an author before this book, but after reading The Dark Room, I've added him to my list of 'must be read' authors.Gavin Cain is an San Francisco PD detective. He's attending an exhumation that he hopes will clear one of his cases when he is abruptly pulled away. The mayor need the best detective SFPD has. Why? Well, someone has sent him pictures. Pictures of a woman in - well, let's just say, in danger. The mayor claims not to know why the pics have been sent to him or who the woman is. He just wants the sender found and punished.Well, Cain will take the case, but he'll solve it on his terms, not the Mayor's. Cain is such a great character - sharp, smart, following his own intuition, somewhat grumpy but determined. But Moore adds a bit more to Cain - his personal life is just as intriguing. His girlfriend is a former crime victim and agoraphobic. An unusual and appealing storyline. Moore gives us a good supporting cast as well - but I was a bit shocked (and disappointed) at the turn things took for one of those characters.Moore's plotting is fantastic, intricate and detailed. The reader is along for the ride as Cain investigates. I like having no 'insider' knowledge in a police procedural. It's fun to take the pieces given and see if I can figure things out before the final pages. Did I? No, but I sure enjoyed trying.Those who enjoy a good - really good - police procedural will want to pick up The Dark Room.
    • 4/5
      The seeming black mail of a mayor. A disinterred grave with a horrifying discovery inside, a dysfunctional family, and secrets long thought buried come to light. This author and I, his writing style, his characters, get along very well. Although different in feel and tome than his previous novel, which I loved, I found this one equally engaging. Gavin Cane, homicide detective, is an interesting and likable character. His dogged personality and his ability to put things together has served him well. His relationship with Annie, fraught with anxiety, is also unusual. The author does not use a heavy handed approach in fleshing out his lead character, leaving the reader a chance to form their own opinions. Evenly paced, enjoyable reading that is not horribly graphic, this has become one of my new favorite series. Can't wait to read the next one.ARC from publisher..