Down the Darkest Road (Oak Knoll)

I love Tami's writing re: her suspence, wit,
character sketches and story lines. Always the good
versus evil. I can always count on being full entertained and absorbed into any plot that Tami presents.

A wonderful novelist; I Like the way her characters take on a life of their own. This is only my third book by her, but she creates a credible and interesting relationship between the main character and the detective in charge (or not) of her case. Very enjoyable and I will read more. Keep writing girl!
Hannie

Another depressing story about violence against women and its impacts on victim's families. Cops, who challenge the bureaucracy, are made out to be heroes. No insight into the sexism of modern culture that leads to depraved, violent acts.

Easy reading was expecting it to be about Vince and Anne and thought it might add some closure to a few loose ends of her last oak knoll book! Bit slow in places and the lead character started to grate a bit nearer the end but all in all worth reading.

Easy reading was expecting it to be about Vince and Anne and thought it might add some closure to a few loose ends of her last oak knoll book! Bit slow in places and the lead character started to grate a bit nearer the end but all in all worth reading.

This author has chosen a heartwrenching subject, namely the kidnapping and killing of the protagonist's young daughter. Ms Hoag describes vividly the mother's devastation, including her fears for and need to protect a second daughter from the killer who is still at large. Also described is the blindness of our legal system. However, in an attempt to describe the suspected man, the author clutters page after page with direct quotations of the pervert's profanity. Why? It's unnecessary and ruins the whole effect. The sense of commiseration and tenderness that the author engenders at the beginning fizzles out, and the reader is left with pornography literature. What a shame.

Ms. Hoag can benefit from studying ROOM, by Emma Donaghue, where a similar tragedy is described in much more even diction.