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    Dark Debts
    Dark Debts
    Dark Debts
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    Dark Debts

    Written by Karen Hall

    Narrated by George Newbern

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    In Dark Debts, Karen Hall masterfully combines southern gothic, romantic comedy, and mystery in a wildly original theological thriller that has become a cult favorite since being published twenty years ago. In this new anniversary edition, the author has reimagined her work. The result is a suspenseful, irreverent, and deeply spiritual novel that captivates from the very beginning and doesn’t let go.

    When Randa, a reporter for an alternative newspaper in Los Angeles, receives an urgent phone call from her estranged lover, Cam, she rushes to his apartment. She arrives to discover that he’s leapt from the building to his death. Police believe that before committing suicide, Cam also murdered someone in a convenience store, but Randa does not believe Cam is capable of such an act. She seeks out Cam’s brother, Jack, who is living off the grid, somewhere near Atlanta, in hope of figuring out what really happened.

    Meanwhile, a Jesuit priest named Michael Kinney has been exiled from New York City to the boondocks of Georgia after making controversial public statements. He has said things that educated people of faith are not supposed to express. Even more problematically, he has fallen in love with a woman, and the last surviving member of his family has kept a shocking family secret from him.

    How these characters converge is part of the thrilling mystery of Dark Debts, a cult favorite first published twenty years ago. In this new edition, author Karen Hall has reimaged her southern gothic tale and the result is a work of even greater power—a brilliantly realized and suspenseful evocation of the conflict between good and evil.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateMar 15, 2016
    ISBN9781508216636
    Author

    Karen Hall

    In her career as writer, producer and creative consultant, Karen Hall has worked on numerous series, including M*A*S*H, Hill Street Blues, Moonlighting, Roseanne, and Grace Under Fire. She has received seven Emmy Award nominations, as well as the Humanitas Prize, the Women in Film Luminas Award, and the Writers Guild of America Award. Her novel, Dark Debts, was a Book of the Month Club main selection when first published in 1996 and has been translated into French, German, and Japanese. She and her husband own Black Bear Books, an independent bookstore in Boone, North Carolina.

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    • 4/5
      Pretty good read! A priest with a crisis of faith, a family with a history/legacy of violence, and a demon that wants 'em all! Through in a pretty intense possession and a good ol' fashioned Southern exorcism, and that's what's on these pages! The Prologue drew me right into the story, and the pacing of the plot moved me right along. It was hard to put down! It sure would be interesting to read the first version of this book!
    • 5/5
      There is a malevolent entity which derives its power from the corruption of the innocent. Such an infestation of body and spirit drives its victims to the brink of insanity, suicide, and acts of murderous brutality. For the Landry family from Georgia, this demonic entity has seemingly been targeting its members for generations. And subsequently the demon has apparently claimed its latest victim: Cam Landry.Generally thought to be the sanest member of the Landry family, Cam's sudden suicide comes as an unexpected shock to his longtime love, Randa Phillips. Determined to find out why the man she loved would ever take his own life, Randa - a columnist for an alternative Los Angeles newspaper - begins to investigate the rumors of an alleged Landry family curse. As she continues her search, Randa vows to herself that she will do whatever she can to protect Cam's brother Jack - the last surviving member of the family from the generational curse.Michael Kinney is an outspoken Jesuit priest who has recently been disciplined by his superiors for voicing some very public sentiments. Struggling with a personal crisis of faith and questioning the strength of his desire to continue on in his vocation, Father Kinney suddenly finds himself tempted by the attractive editor of the New Yorker Magazine. As he wrestles with his faith in the face of his inappropriate feelings of lust, Father Kinney will soon find himself at the center of supernatural storm.The reluctant demonologist will eventually take a frightening journey into the heart and soul of the tormented Landry family. As he begins unraveling three generations of secrets and battles for Jack Landry's very soul, Father Kinney will soon find himself a target of the dark forces hell-bent on his destruction. Brilliantly imagined and compulsively readable, Dark Debts is a pulse-pounding supernatural thriller - a remarkable novel that will grip you with its nightmare vision of evil and hold you spellbound until the very last page.First of all, let me say that I can remember reading this book for the first time approximately ten or fifteen years ago. It was an intriguing story then and in my opinion, moved along at a relatively quick pace. Reading it for the second time though, I couldn't help but feel slightly unsatified by some elements of the story.Don't get me wrong, I still found this to be an intriguing story and enjoyed it immensely, I just noticed that certain elements seemed slightly forced. Nevertheless, I would still give this book a definite A! Having said that, I was delighted to learn that Ms. Hall has recently released a heavily-revised Twentieth Anniversary edition of Dark Debts in March of 2016!
    • 4/5
      Michael is a Jesuit priest, intelligent, committed to his church in spite of his doubts about Catholic policies and politics. He's also in love with a woman, having doubts about his vocation and confronted with a mystery involving his family that he feels compelled to solve. Randa is a newspaper reporter, disillusioned and cynical. She has lost the man she loved first to desertion and then to a puzzling suicide. Jack is a bitter, frightened loner, living with the legacy of a tragic family history. In a confrontation with the face of evil, these people come together and find that their connection is more than chance. Hall's book is compelling and very witty. Each of her main characters is bright, well-informed and full of wisecracks, which makes the book entertaining to read. The story itself is compelling. There is e a vein of underlying faith and belief in Christian principles and dogma that runs through the boook that will be heartening to some readers and off-putting to others.
    • 4/5
      This is not a book I would normally choose to read as it is about the supernatural and demons. However, I saw it on the recommended shelf at the Book Thing in Baltimore. I have read many a good book found of these shelves. This book is a great weekend read and moves very quickly. I actually did not want to put it down and stayed up very late reading it last night. I would recommend this to anyone looking to read something for fun and escape. I did not find it scary. If you are a Roman Catholic you might be offended. I believe Rosemary's Baby was offensive to Roman Catholics when it was a bestseller and then a movie. A movie could easily be made from this and I might go to see this some summer night.