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NOTE: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as, describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ shares her thoughts about what she’s read. In her opinion…
Edoardo Ballerini did an excellent job of narrating this lengthy story. Whitaker has written a powerful saga of right vs wrong and the variations of moral obligations.
A few take-aways:
–Some people are born to make other people work harder
–Sometimes things survive despite the harshest of odds
–The kind of trouble no one recovers from
–Close your eye, so I can paint you away with words.
–If learning is built on trial and error, there can be no mistakes.
–About marriage: love is merely a visitor over a lifetime
–The bad are the few, but often they shout louder than the many
–When all of a sudden there’s meaning and purpose… Like color in the dark
–To love and be loved was more than could ever be expected, more than enough for a thousand ordinary lifetimes.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chris Whitaker is a British author known for his books Tall Oaks, All the Wicked Girls, We Begin at the End, and The Forevers.
His debut novel, Tall Oaks, won the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger Award in 2017.
Personal life[edit]
Before becoming an author, Whitaker worked as a trader. He was born and raised in London,[13] and now lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and three children.[14] He also worked part-time at Bishop’s Stortford Library.[15]
From NLS/BARD/LOC:
All the colors of the dark: a novel DB122210
Author: Whitaker, Chris
Reading Time: 14 hours, 39 minutes
Production: National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress
Read by: Edoardo Ballerini
Subjects: Suspense Fiction, Historical Fiction, Psychological Fiction
Downloaded: 11/17/2025
“1975 is a time of change in America. The Vietnam War is ending. Muhammad Ali is fighting Joe Frazier. And in the small town of Monta Clare, Missouri, girls are disappearing. When the daughter of a wealthy family is targeted, the most unlikely hero emerges–Patch, a local boy, who saves the girl, and, in doing so, leaves heartache in his wake. Patch and those who love him soon discover that the line between triumph and tragedy has never been finer. And that their search for answers will lead them to truths that could mean losing one another. A missing person mystery, a serial killer thriller, a love story, a unique twist on each, Chris Whitaker has written a novel about what lurks in the shadows of obsession and the blinding light of hope.”– Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook.
New York : Penguin Random House, 2024.
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Kate’s 2¢: “Addiction” by H. G. Ephron
NOTE: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as, describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ shares her thoughts about what she’s read. In her opinion…
John Deming did a good job of narrating this story. Ephron worked her craft well and cast aspersions on many of her characters, but pay attention to an odor mentioned early in the story for a clue to the murderer.
I enjoyed this book, as it kept me thinking. I liked the ending, too.
A few take-aways:
–Grief has to be felt in order to be worked through
–Anything you can master, loses its menace
–At the time, there was nothing logical about it.
–You could Engage in an endless game of: If only I…
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Hallie Elizabeth Ephron (born March 9, 1948)[1] is an American novelist, book reviewer, journalist, and writing teacher. She is the author of mystery and suspense novels. Her novels Never Tell a Lie, There Was an Old Woman, Come and Find Me, and Night Night, Sleep Tight were finalists for the Mary Higgins Clark Award. In 2011, Never Tell a Lie was made into a Lifetime television movie entitled And Baby Will Fall, starring Anastasia Griffith, Brendan Fehr, and Clea DuVall.
Hallie Ephron was born in Los Angeles, California, to parents Henry and Phoebe Ephron, both East Coast-born-and-raised screenwriters. She is the sister of Nora Ephron, Delia Ephron, and Amy Ephron.[6] She graduated from Barnard College in 1969. She was married for 52 years to Jerold Touger, who died on August 6, 2021. They have two daughters. Her family is Jewish.[7]
Published
Written by Hallie Ephron and Donald Davidoff under the name “G. H. Ephron”
• Amnesia (2000)
• Addiction (2001)
• Delusion (2002)
• Obsessed (2003)
• Guilt (2004)
From NLS/BARD/LOC:
Addiction DBC04602
Series: Dr. Peter Zak
Order in Series: 02
Author: Ephron, G. H.
Reading Time: 10 hours, 20 minutes
Read by: Deming, John
Subjects: Mystery and Detective Stories, Psychological Fiction
To his horror, Boston psychologist Dr. Peter Zak finds his colleague and former lover Channing Temple shot to death. Her drug-addicted daughter Olivia is quickly convicted, but Peter believes strongly that someone else committed the murder. Using his expertise, Peter rushes to solve the mystery before Olivia’s imprisonment.
New York : St. Martin’s Minotaur, 2001.
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