Title: Dark Corners

Author: Megan Goldin

Genre: Mystery/ Suspense

Pages:352

Publisher; St. Martin's Press

Published: August 8, 2023

                            ARC: Kindle

                            Raiting: 4 stars

Synopsis:

Terence Bailey is about to be released from prison for breaking and entering, though investigators have suspected him in the murders of six women.  As his release date approaches, Bailey gets a surprise visit from Maddison Logan, a hot young influencer with a huge social media following.  Hours later, Maddison disappears, and police suspect she's been kidnapped- or worse is Maddison's disappearance connected to her visit to Bailey?  And why was she visiting him in the first place?

When they hit a wall in the investigation, the FBI reluctantly asks for Rachel Krall's help in finding the missing influencer.  Maddison seems to only exxist on social media, she has no family, no friends, and other than her posts, most people have never seen her.  Who is she really?  Using a fake Instagram account, Rachel goes undercover to BuzzCon, a popular influencer conference, where she discovers a world of fierce rivalry that may have turned lethal.

When the police find the body of a woman with a tattoo of a snake eating its tail, identical to a tattoo Rachel had seen on Bailey's hand-the FBI must consider a chilling possibilty:Bailey has an accomplice on the outside and a dangerous obsession with influencers, including Rachel.  Suddenly the target of a monster hiding in plain sight, Rachel is forced to confron the very dangers that lurk in the darl corners of the internet.

My Thoughts

This book was awesome, aside from the fact that it kept going back and forth between the killers point of view and then Rachel's.  I got confused at first because I wasn't sure whose point of view it was until later in the book.  

It was well written, but it could have been a little more specfic on whose point of view it was or wasn't.  

The plot was excellent and it definitely kept me reading and hoping Rachel and the FBI could find the killer.  

I would recommend this book to anyone who loves mysteries.

I am giving this 4 stars!

About the Author

MEGAN GOLDIN worked as a correspondent for Reuters and other media outlets where she covered war, peace, international terrorism and financial meltdowns in the Middle East and Asia. She is now based in Melbourne, Australia where she raises three sons and is a foster mum to Labrador puppies learning to be guide dogs. She is the author of The Escape Room, The Night Swim, and Stay Awake.