Are You Afraid of the Dark?

Unabridged
Author: Sidney Sheldon
Narrator: Kit Flanagan
Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Suspense
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date: September 2004
Length: 9 hours
Ratings:
Formats:
  • CD
  • WMA
Abridged
Author: Sidney Sheldon
Narrator: Marsha Mason
Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Suspense
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date: September 2004
Length: 6 hours
Ratings:
  • Book Rating: 2.5/5
Formats:
  • CD
  • WMA

Overview

All around the globe, people are being reported dead or missing.

In Berlin, a woman vanishes from the city streets. In Paris, a man plunges from the Eiffel Tower. In Denver, a small plane crashes into the mountains. In Manhattan, a body washes ashore from the East River. At first these seem to be random incidents, but the police soon discover that all four of the victims are connected to Kingsley International Group (KIG), the largest think tank in the world.

Kelly Harris and Diane Stevens -- young widows of two of the victims -- encounter each other in New York, where Tanner Kingsley, the head of KIG, assures them that he is using every resource to solve the mysterious deaths of their husbands. But he may be too late. Someone is intent on murdering both women, and they suffer a harrowing series of close escapes. Who is trying to kill them and why?

Forced together for protection, and suspicious of each other and everyone around them, the two widows embark on a terrifying game of cat-and-mouse against the unknown forces out to destroy them.

Taut with suspense and vivid characterization, full of shocking twists, and with an unnervingly realistic premise, the long-awaited Are You Afraid of the Dark? is Sidney Sheldon at the top of his game.

Reviews (33)

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

Written by Anonymous on May 29th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 2/5

I have been a big fan of Sidney Sheldon for YEARS. But he may have been slowing down when he wrote this one. The repetition of the plot events becomes tiresome after a few encounters. The ultimate premise is a bit far fetched. Tanner Kingsley's treatment of his brother is tedious. In all, I was disappointed.

are you afraidof the dark

Written by Anonymous on May 24th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 4/5

good book, - sheldon still has it. very fast pace great twists. very much enjoyed

Simplistic & Shallow

Written by Cindy S. on March 16th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 2/5

This is clearly not one of Sidney Sheldon's best. It was entertaining and an easy listen, but the story line was so simple and underdeveloped that I could have been listening to an abridged version. There was little depth of the characters and the plot was not complex. I wasn't bored, but I did find myself not remembering what I had just heard.

Are You Afraid of the Dark

Written by Jean from Santa Cruz, CA on February 16th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 3/5

This had an interesting plot and moved back and forth from Europe to USA. It bogged down a bit in the reflections but other wise was a good story. It seemed not to be up to the usual standard of Sidney Sheldon. The terrifying cat and mouse game held ones interest.

Are you Afraid of the Dark?

Written by Anonymous on November 9th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 4/5

I enjoyed listening to this audiobook. Sidney Sheldon has always written interesting books, and this one was no exception. A truly good "read".

Great book

Written by Mary Price on October 18th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 5/5

This is a great book and I enjoyed every minute of it. I highly recommend it.

Are you afraid of the Dark

Written by Anonymous on October 8th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 1/5

I did not enjoy this book. It starts off with a lot of potential, then gets ridiculous by the last third of the book. I hated the ending.

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Written by Brittany Loy on October 5th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 1/5

this book wasn't for me. The reading was not very exciting & the voices did not sound any different to me.

Are you afraid of the dark?

Written by Nichole Driver on August 14th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 4/5

I really enjoyed this book. I have listen and read many books. This is the first Sydney Sheldon book I have ever listend to or read, and I look forward to hearing more.

Are you Afraid of the Dark

Written by Lidia from Corona, CA on August 11th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 3/5

Sidney Sheldon will be missed. This may not be the greatest novel of all time, but it is a fun read.

Author Details

Author Details

Sheldon, Sidney

"Sidney Sheldon remains one of the world's handful of top bestselling authors, having sold more than 250 million books. Best Laid Plans was his most recent in a long line of New York Times bestsellers. He is also the only writer to have won an Oscar, a Tony, and an Edgar, and the latest Guinness Book of Records heralds him as the most translated writer in the world. Mr. Sheldon resides with his wife, Alexandra, in Los Angeles, Palm Springs, and London."