Each death looked like an accident, but Sheriff Malachi "Mal" Gordon strongly suspects something else is going on. Clarity hasn't had an accidental death in almost fifteen years but is now averaging one per week, a statistic that convinces Mal to get assistance from the FBI. Noah Bishop's Special Crimes Unit (SCU) has rightly earned their reputation for handling "weird" cases and so Hollis Templeton and her SCU partner, Reese DeMarco, are called in to investigate what is going on in the town of Clarity. Can the team uncover what is happening in Clarity before one of them becomes the next "accident" victim?

WAIT FOR DARK is the seventeenth book in Kay Hooper's long-running Bishop/Special Crimes Unit (SCU). One of the things I love about Kay Hooper's series is that you can jump into the series at any point and instantly fall in love with the characters and structure of the SCU team. We get to meet different agents throughout the series while maintaining a sense of unity of the team at the same time. For readers new to the series, a helpful list of all the agents and their various abilities, as well as past book appearances, is provided as an appendix at the end of WAIT FOR DARK.

WAIT FOR DARK kept me on the edge of my seat, guessing as to who the darkly villainous mastermind was. Kay Hooper once again provides us with a villain who tests the limits of the agents' abilities. However, it is Hollis who is center stage in WAIT FOR DARK as we see her growing and becoming more comfortable with who she is, as an investigator and as a person. Readers will want to revisit her earlier appearances in the Bishop/Special Crimes Unit (SCU) series in order to fully appreciate her growth as both an investigator and a medium.

WAIT FOR DARK is everything we expect from a Kay Hooper Bishop/Special Crimes Unit (SCU) novel. I love how Kay Hooper expertly combines solid police work with paranormal abilities to craft one heck of a stunning thriller! WAIT FOR DARK grips the reader tightly from the very first page as the horrific crimes only intensify with each new victim. If you love dark thrillers that delve into the paranormal, then WAIT FOR DARK is perfect for you!

Book Summary

An SCU team investigates a string of accidents, only to uncover a deadly and deliberate monster in the latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Kay Hooper.

In Clarity, North Carolina, the residents have fallen victim to an unfortunate series of events. Seemingly random accidents have taken the lives of several citizens in the small mountain town. But these deadly coincidences are anything but. Something is on the hunt in Clarity, and the only clue as to what is a cryptic note given to the victims 24 hours before they meet their ends: “Wait for dark.”

Sheriff Mal Gordon knows how to handle his town, but he has no idea how to handle this. Hollis Templeton and her team from the Special Crimes Unit, including her partner and lover, telepath Reese DeMarco, are called in to investigate.

But while the SCU has prepared them for the unknown, the incredible evil stalking Clarity shakes the team to its core when one of their own is targeted. Now Hollis, the “cat with nine lives” finds herself facing death again.

And this time, not even her partner can protect her...