Into the Darkest Corner: A Novel

Elizabeth Haynes

Jun 2012 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this ebook

Catherine Bailey has been enjoying the single life long enough to know a catch when she sees one. Gorgeous, charismatic and spontaneous, Lee seems almost too perfect to be true. And her friends clearly agree, as each in turn falls under his spell.

But what begins as flattering attentiveness and passionate sex turns into raging jealousy, and Catherine soon learns there is a darker side to Lee. His increasingly erratic, controlling behaviour becomes frightening, but no one believes her when she shares her fears. Increasingly isolated and driven into the darkest corner of her world, a desperate Catherine plans a meticulous escape.

Four years later, Lee is behind bars and Catherine—now Cathy—compulsively checks the locks and doors in her apartment, trusting no one. But when an attractive upstairs neighbour, Stuart, comes into her life, Cathy dares to hope that happiness and love may still be possible . . . until she receives a phone call informing her of Lee’s impending release. Soon after, Cathy thinks she catches a glimpse of the former best friend who testified against her in the trial; she begins to return home to find objects subtly rearranged in her apartment, one of Lee’s old tricks. Convinced she is back in her former lover’s sights, Cathy prepares to wrestle with the demons of her past for the last time.

Utterly convincing in its portrayal of obsession, Into the Darkest corner is an ingeniously structured and plotted tour de force of suspense that marks the arrival of a major new talent.

Ratings and reviews

If a book can give you the creepies, then this one is first on my list. I have read books where I am left on edge or wondering who dun it, but this one just made me want to check the security in our condo and make sure the dog would bark at anything other than the wind.

Gripping account of domestic violence, and a damaged woman's attempts to recover from it. The novel was a harrowing psychological thriller, not a who-done-it mystery. My only con (thus 4 stars and not 5) was that I felt it was too long, and filled with imo tedious details that broke the rush of tension I like to feel while reading. I was hooked, desperate to know what happened that night, but the ending felt rushed, although incredibly satisfying, here, I wished for more details! 

Really intense. I had to take a few breaks from the book, since I was reading it before bed. It's a very interesting story. It is something different, interesting to see how it all goes wrong. Really makes you feel the fear, anxiety, and stress the character is feeling. I would definitely recommend this book.

About the author

Elizabeth Haynes is a former police intelligence analyst, a civilian role that involves determining patterns in offending and criminal behavior. She is the New York Times bestselling author of Into the Darkest Corner, Dark Tide, Human Remains, and, most recently, Under a Silent Moon, the first installment of the Briarstone crime series.