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THE DAZZLING DARKNESS by Paula Cappa

An enrapturing contemporary tale of the Supernatural, set in scenic, historic, Concord, Massachusetts, the community which played host to the Transcendentalist Movement, to Emerson and Thoreau.
In this story suspending disbelief comes natural, and it s so easy to see Concord like a fly trapped in Amber, living itsth century history alongside its presentday events.
When a fiveyearold adventurous boy disappears on his return from school with his eightyearold sister, his family falls apart and the community is upturned.
Rather like Henry James' TURN OF THE SCREW, the cast of characters includes both children and adults who are wellknown to the children Henry and Laura, but invisible to the adults and investigating townspeople.
At first, I wasn't sure what to make of this book, I was intrigued by the introduction to Elias Hatch, the groundskeeper of Old Willow Cemetery, who seemed to be able to see ghosts.
Then my heart broke for the Brooke family, whose son went missing,

Then I was a little peeved by the characterizations, For example, Detective Balducci longs for his dead wife, but has an unexplained superficial attraction to almost every female character including to Antonia Brooke, while taking her statement about her missing son.
He even compares another female character to a Vogue model A detective familiar with Vogue Huh That one really stopped me.
Adam Brooke had the classic wealthy, aloof parents who appeared to give Adam reward money, and then disappeared completely from the story.
Antonia's roots to Umbria, Italy were mentioned enough times that I thought they might be important, but they weren't.
There were also other POV scenes juxtaposed against the main story line that were interesting but confusing i.
e. , what was the purpose until the very, very end,

About halfway through the novel, the plot twisted and slowly turned into beautiful, gothic, supernatural mystery centered on the question of how and when and if we let go of the people we love.
Despite my impatience with the pacing and some of the characters at the beginning of the novel, I became riveted at the halfway point and HAD to finish it.
And the unique ending really made up for a few irritations with the beginning, I'd recommend reading it. First off, I want to state that the writing in this book is superb, full of lovely prose that creates haunting and lasting images for the reader.
With that aside, lets get to the story itself, I love a good spooky mystery novel, especially one like this that is so good at setting an atmosphere with language.
The plot mainly revolves around a lost child named Henry, What happened to little Henry How did he get into Old Willow Cemetery and was there some kind of foul play at hand The little boys parents are understandably beside themselves trying to find answers where there seem to be none easily available.
Enter in a detective who in definitely devoted to the case, but may have to start looking outside of known physical reality for the answers he is seeking.
This is a suspenseful, multilayered work of fiction that is definitely worth the time and effort to unravel.
It delves into a lot of spiritual/esoteric philosophy that is fascinating for people who are into that kind of thing.
Absolutely superb book!

Immediately this novel captures your focus and provokes your inner inquisitive nature,

You are first introduced to an abnormal character who spends the majority of his time in a cemetery, Elias Hatcher, just as his personality is intricately depicted, we are flown to the exotic and cultural Italy.
Where two mysterious men grab the reader with a hook and pull you into an intriguing situation,
Then tragedy strikes the Brooke family when they discover their child is missing, which catapults the story into a hectic police investigation, exploring every possible angle, interviewing several suspects and uncovering hidden truths.


It is an intelligently written book that keeps you alert at facts and names being mentioned that you suspect may be later refereed to or to be a valuable clue in this mindboggling puzzle.


My full review of this book will be published at sitelinkwww, horrornovelreviews. com in a few days, GOTHIC READERS BOOK CLUB CHOICE AWARD WINNER
Outstanding Fiction "Dazzling sums up Paula Cappa's paranormal/supernatural novel.
. . an elegance and grace that seduces you, "

BRONZE MEDAL WINNER, Readers' Favorite Book Award for Supernatural Fiction,"Beautiful and high standard writing style from start to finish.
. . a superb and classy supernatural novel, " Readers' Favorite s

Midwest Book "Paula Cappa is a master of the metaphysical mystery genre.
. . an extraordinary and original storyteller of the first rank, Very highly recommended. "


Jonathan Stone, author of The Cold Truth, Parting Shot, Moving Day
“In Paula Cappas paranormal thriller, The Dazzling Darkness, the spirit of Dan Brown meets the darkest and most somber ruminations of Ralph Waldo Emerson.
And while the story ranges fluently across time and across the globefrom ancient Rome to modern Italy to the American Transcendentalistsit is centered in an old cemetery in Concord Massachusetts, and a neighboring familys struggle with unleashed forces that they cannot understand: the intersection and tension between the seen and the unseen between the manifest and the spiritual between love and loss.
In smooth, highly descriptive prose, Cappa explores transcendence and eternity sending a shiver down your spine all along the way.
This is Paula Cappas territory, and her slant on them will bedevil your sleep and dreams as it does those of her characters.




The story starts with fiveyearold Henry Brooke walking home from school through the "Cow Path" with elder sister Laura, who runs ahead of him.
Henry never makes it home, which is a parent's worst nightmare, This is not helped by the fact that Adam Brooke comes from a very rich family, Antonia does not and she was apparently "not approved" as suitable for Adam by the family, so Adam has more or less left his family.
The story starts with the blame game, the guilt game Henry should not have been left to walk home alone, but then we suspect he may have been playing in the cemetery and hence the keeper, Elias Hatch, is a suspect.
Perhaps Henry was killed in an accident, perhaps he was kidnapped, the author takes the reader through all the possibilities that might have happened, all of which is hindered by the fact that apart from a cap, there is no sign of Henry.
There is a sighting of Henry, or was there Then we get questions of the supernatural, and religion also plays a part, including occasional returns to Helena Flavia Julia Helena Augusta, wife of Constantius in the fourth century.
In short, the basic question is, what happened to Henry, and what are the effects of his disappearance on his parents, and also, what is going on in this book The title is apt in more ways than one.


One of the oddities of this story is there are so many possibilities that I cannot even assign the book to a genre without providing spoilers.
The writing of events happening is very skillful, There was one scene where I had more or less guessed in advance what the "surprise" would be, but nevertheless the scene was so well written that it still held interest.
The author has a love of writing scene descriptions, and some may find she overdoes it, If you don't know what this Cow Path looks like at the end of the book, it is not the author's fault.
On the other hand, I would have preferred more attention to giving a description of the local geography, because to some extent the story depends on it.
While there were one or two parts of the plot that I thought failed the logic inspection such as why character X was really at place Y at that time overall it is an interesting and imaginative book, and even if you find the ending a little hard to take on board, I think you will

find the story holds your attention quite nicely while reading it.

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