Book Review: Cover Me in Darkness by Eileen Rendahl
Publisher: Midnight Ink
Amanda Sinclair is an escapee from the cult that brainwashed
her mother and caused her mother to murder her younger brother. She’s changed her
name and taken a boring job as a lab tech at a cosmetics company in an attempt to
avoid the spotlight. She’s thrown back in to the public eye when her mother commits
suicide around the same time that the cult leader is due to be released from jail.
After examining her mother’s possessions, Amanda quickly concludes
that her mother did not in fact kill herself but was murdered. Soon there are two
mysteries to contend with as someone is falsifying documents are her job. This
error could cause the possible deaths of thousands of customers. Was her mother’s
death really a murder? Is the cult involved? Are the document errors at her job
intentional or accidental?
I requested this book because of the cult aspect and I was
left disappointed. The information about that cult is only garnered through
flashbacks into Amanda’s past. There weren’t really enough details to keep me
interested. The information about her job was a lot of scientific terms that
just left me bored.
The story was extremely fast paced and to that end I felt it
could have been fleshed out more. The conclusions to both mysteries felt
rushed. When I was done with the book I felt like I had just read an episode of
Law & Order.
It’s a quick read and somewhat enjoyable if you are looking
for something to pass the time. It’s just not as in depth and suspenseful as I
had hoped.
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