Friday, May 7, 2010

Darling Jim by Christian Moerk


My friend Staci from Life in the Thumb thought I would like this book, so she let me borrow it. She was right. I did like it.
From Goodreads:
A modern gothic novel of suspense that reveals, through their diaries, the story of sisters who fall in love with a beguiling stranger, and of the town that turns a blind eye to his murderous ways

When two sisters and their aunt are found dead in their suburban Dublin home, it seems that the secret behind their untimely demise will never be known. But then Niall, a young mailman, finds a mysterious diary in the post office’s dead-letter bin. From beyond the grave, Fiona Walsh shares the most tragic love story he’s ever heard—and her tale has only just begun.

Niall soon becomes enveloped by the mystery surrounding itinerant storyteller Jim, who traveled through Ireland enrapturing audiences and wooing women with his macabre mythic narratives. Captivated by Jim, townspeople across Ireland thought it must be a sad coincidence that horrific murders trailed him wherever he went—and they failed to connect that the young female victims, who were smitten by the newest bad boy in town, bore an all too frightening similarity to the victims in Jim’s own fictional plots.

The Walsh sisters, fiercely loyal to one another, were not immune to “darling” Jim’s powers of seduction, but found themselves in harm’s way when they began to uncover his treacherous past. Niall must now continue his dangerous hunt for the truth—and for the vanished third sister—while there’s still time. And in the woods, the wolves from Jim’s stories begin to gather.

For some reason, I am having trouble doing this review. I put the description in already and I don't want to give anything away.

I really liked this book. Niall was determined to read the diary and find clues to what happened to the sisters.

1 comment:

  1. Could it be the margaritas you drank tonight??? Oh wait, that was me!! LOL!! I understand about not wanting to give anything away..this one was dark, dangerous, and good!

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