DARKNESS IN HIM

Jake is popular and smart. Studying pre-law and dating the girl of his dreams, the quintessential “boy-next-door” is on the fast track to Harvard Law. What will he do to protect that fast track? Who is he, really, when push comes to shove? Christopher Lane cultivates suspense and drama against a quiet backdrop of the ordinary events of college life. Lane's characterizations of the supporting characters underscore their normality and everyday lives, with a few important exceptions. In that ordinariness, which is contrasted with the story’s events and Jake’s rationalizations, Lane finds the edge that will keep you wondering what will happen next. J.E.M. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine [Published: DEC 03/JAN 04]