A fabulous read which had me on the edge of my seat . A tense thriller with great characters. This one was so exciting I just couldn't stop reading until I finished it. My thanks to netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review.

Great book. Lots of tension and suspense throughout the story. There were some unsolved parts I would have liked to have wrapped up, but overall a good read.

Lots of tension in this story, involving children, as well as adults.. The pressure holds to the end of the story and beyond. Fascinating story line can't wait to the next one!

Olsen is a new author for me.

A Cold Dark Place is book 1 of 2 in a series.

A little slow in places but picked up closer to the end. A lot of drama concludes the story. I'm happy with how it ended.

Overall a good book but not fantastic.

Thanks to netgalley and Storm Publishing for the arc.

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I always enjoy Gregg Olsen's true crime novels so I figured this fiction one would be really good as well. Unfortunately it fell very flat for me. There was far too many characters, it was a bit hard to keep track especially with it being written in third person.

Thank you NetGalley, Gregg Olsen and Storm Publishing for an advanced copy in exchange for a review.

Book # 1 in the Emily Kenyon series and I was hooked! From the very first pages staring with a welfare check after a disaster and finding three members of a family executed - doesn't that already have you wanting to read ! It is time for Emily to investigate! When Emily's daughter goes missing with one of the remaining family members Nick then the suspicion and twists start! Loved this book look forward to the next in the series.

another really great book from Gregg. i had a hard time putting this book down. disturbing bits at times! well written!

Gregg is one of my true crime authors that I always read. To give this a 3 star I was extremely disappointed. I found that I didn't care much for the characters and found it to be predictable. I will endeavor to keep on reading his other books and hopefully this is a once off.

This story builds tension slowly...you will want to scream at Jenna for the decisions she makes, empathise with Nick for his loss and the confusion surrounding the deaths of his family and geneally shake the investigators for not moving forward fast enough. That said there were one or 2 places where the pace slows down as points are over laboured, which interupts the reading flow but overall a good book with some interesting characters.

I did find this a bit slow in parts but omg was it worth sticking with it! Its set over 3 parts and I was dying to see how it all played out. I was intrigued by the premise and I feel the author did justice to the plot. Its well written and the characters are vivdly brought to life. I really enjoyed it

Gregg Olsen's writing style is fantastic. He has a way of keeping you so engaged that you forget you are reading a story that is fictional. The pacing is always spot on as well as the plot. Another five star book!

This is a new series featuring Detective Emily Kenyon who lives in a small town with her daughter Jenna. In a secluded farm house, a family is brutally murdered and there teenage son is missing. Is he a victim or is he the killer? Jenna secretly reaches out to the boy believing his innocence. Two other families are murdered in very similar circumstances and Emily starts to realise these could be connected. Jenna goes missing and Emily needs to find her daughter and solve the case before it's too late.

I enjoyed this book. It was a bit of a slow burner for me. It's told in three parts. I felt it didn't really get going until part three. I would definitely read the next book in the series, as I think it has potential to be a great series.

Thank you to NetGalley and Storm Publishing for giving me the opportunity.

A good read.
When the tornado hits, all power is down. After not hearing from family the police are sent to check and what they find is a slaughter took place. The teenage son is missing. Did he kill his family or has he been taken by the killer?
When Detective Emily Kenyon’s daughter goes missing too she must pull out all the stops to find her and who has her.
This isn’t the first in the series but could be read as a standalone.
Thank you for an advanced copy of this book

Another good book by gregg Olsen who comes up with some very original ideas. This one was short f nothing if you’re looking for creepy and chilling. Different timelines added to the interest and despite me wondering how they could possibly gel or have any bearing on the crime at hand the threads were ultimately tied fairly neatly together.
I’m not entirely convinced of what I understood to have happened in the final paragraph but other than that I loved it.

Thank you to Netgalley and Storm Publishing for an early copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I loved this book and read it in one day. Gregg Olsen did not disappoint me! I could not put this book down, I had to know what would happen! I would definitely recommend this book.

Thank you to NetGalley and Storm publishing for this copy of A Cold Dark Place.

⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Story starts with Detective Emily and her daughter Jenna. With a recent tornado hitting their town and whilst dealing with this. Emily finds a family murdered and their oldest adopted son missing. Emily’s daughter then going missing potentially with the missing son Nick, who Emily suspects is the one to have hurt his family. Emily has to work fast to figure out what has happened and where her daughter is.

This story happens in 3 parts and in duel timelines. Which all come together in the end.

Enjoyed the ending but found this to be a bit of a slow burner.

The first in a series featuring a female lead detective, with, it has to be said, the obligatory demons.

I found this on the whole to be an enjoyable read. It was a tad repetitive at times which meant it lacked the pace I prefer.

This is certainly worth a read, especially if on holiday as there is enough to hold your interest without being taxing. I will read the second in the series, I often find that is when I begin to gel with the characters.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for this ARC which was very much appreciated.

A Cold Dark Place by Gregg Olsen

Creepy, twisty, and super addictive. This one had me flipping pages way too late at night. The small-town setting gave it that eerie feeling where you know something’s off but can’t quite figure it out.

The characters were really well done and the mystery kept me guessing. Every time I thought I had it all worked out, something else would happen. Loved that.

Some bits dragged a little, but overall it was a really solid thriller that kept me locked in till the end. If you like dark crime stories with secrets and suspense, you’ll enjoy this one.

This was an unfortunate DNF for me, I sadly felt that the plot and characters felt short I just couldn't get into the story or the writing style which is really upsetting! I'm sure there will be people who love this but it wasn't for me.

A myster thriller, first in a series.
The story started out suspenseful and had some twists. It was interesting enough that I enjoyed reading it, but it did not stand out for me.
I would give 3 1/2 stars

Thank you to Net Galley for the advanced copy for review