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These Dark Places

By: Hilary Tailor
Narrated by: Eilidh Beaton
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Summary

Some secrets should stay buried. Her husband’s won’t.

Della’s life was everything she’d dreamed of: a loving husband, teenage daughter, and a peaceful cottage in the woods with her own pottery studio. But then her husband, Leo, collapses and on his deathbed makes a devastating confession that turns Della’s world upside down.

Consumed by grief, Della finds the ancient woodland that once sheltered her now feels threatening. The only solace comes from her new neighbour, Carrie, whose kindness gives Della a fragile sense of hope.

As Della digs deeper into her husband’s hidden life, shocking discoveries emerge–about Leo and the life Della thought she knew, and even about Carrie herself. Is her neighbour truly a friend, or is she hiding the most dangerous secret of all?

©2026 by Hilary Tailor. (P)2026 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Domestic Thrillers Psychological Thriller & Suspense Marriage
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On paper it sounded like a great story but just fell flat for me. And the narrator sounded like she was saying the names wrong (Della sounded like Stella and Carrie like Harry, so it kept throwing me).

I found it far fetched and silly in places. And not sure what the point of a lot of it was.

Ok but didn’t capture me

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I went into this not knowing what to expect but this story kept me hooked the whole time and was actually a really lovely book

intriguing story but lovely ending

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Enjoyed the story and the mystery, liked the characters, will look for more by this author!

Kept me interested

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I enjoyed this story, it was twisty but without being predictable and overly macabre. Generation was good and the characters both likable and annoying at times just like real life!

Interesting and something different

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