Dark Pursuit

Brandilyn Collins writes Christian suspense novels with the tag-line “Don’t forget to breathe.” Her novel, Dark Pursuit, certainly merits the warning. It’s a story that starts with a quick trip home and just the odd thing out of place, then rushes into murder and mayhem, leaving twenty-two-year-old Kaitlan unsure who to trust. The boyfriend might be a murderer. The novelist grandfather wants nothing to do with her, nor she with him. And the police are more concerned with her past than her security.

Of course, the grandfather’s not just any old novelist. He’s a suspense novelist, with a penchant for setting up scary situations and resolving them. But it’s been a while and the words and the plots won’t come, so it’s with show more mixed motives that he sets out to help Kaitlan, and with mixed results.

Surprising twists lie in the final scenes. Even if you’ve guessed some of them you probably won’t have predicted everything. I certainly hadn’t.

The dialog creates clearly recognizable characters and relationships, and the story will have you pondering the motivations behind your own pursuits, dark or light, long after it’s finished. I recommend it as an exciting, intriguing read, but don’t forget to breathe. show less

This is my kind of thriller! I began reading it as soon as it came into my home, and I became frustrated as my busy schedule forced me to put it down to attend to other things--like LIFE! I wanted to read non-stop!

It's written in the omniscient voice so that the reader can easily follow all the action, it's interspersed with the chapters of the killer written in first person. Different fonts are used to further enhance the killer's thoughts. (*shudder*) There's a touch of romance, plenty of drama, and tons of suspense. I loved it!

From the very first pages of this book, Brandilyn Collins takes the reader on a fast-paced adventure, ending at a place you would never expect.

22 year old Kaitlyn Sering has come a long way in a few short years. From being a drug addict, Kaitlyn found God and started putting her life back together. Now clean, and working as a beautician, Kaitlyn thinks she has a pretty good life. She is dating gorgeous cop, Craig Barlow, and just realizes she is pregnant with his child when she finds a dead woman on her bed. And all the signs are pointing to Craig as the killer.

Kaitlyn follows her first panicked instinct, and runs to her estranged grandfather for help. This is the first contact she's had with him since he threw her out of his house for show more stealing from him when she was sixteen.

Darrell Brooke is known as the King of Suspense, having been a top author of suspense novels for the last forty years. Left mentally unable to focus by a car wreck two years ago, he has not written in as long. The last thing he wants or needs is Kaitlyn showing up at his door with this huge, and potentially life threatening, problem.

But Darrell agrees to help her, and tries to pull his mind together. He send her off a crazy scheme to try and prove that Craig is the killer. The twists in the plot at this point will have you shaking your head, but you will keep turning the page to see what crazy thing happens next. The ending is totally unexpected. I've read a lot of suspense, but I did NOT see it coming. Ms. Collins has really delivered with this novel. I liked it so much, I went and bought another one of her books to read!! show less

A nice little page turner with a pretty good twist. The lead character was disappointingly weak and rather helpless but I suppose I should just expect that from any female lead in a suspense novel.

Apparently "Christian" fiction but surprisingly non-preachy.

I really enjoyed this suspense novel. It did it's job and kept me on the edge of my seat till the very end. I had no idea who the killer was. You think it is one person but it is a completely different person that you don't have any clue that it could be. Very good but can have a very few slight drag spots

Generally I've liked Brandilyn Collins' books in the past but this one did nothing for me. I was bored rather than scared and I couldn't care less who did what by the end. Disappointing.

An excellent story, but as the title implies dark. I expected it to be more overtly Christian.