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Title: Four Corners of Night by Craig Holden, Terrence Mann ISBN: 0-553-52609-X Publisher: Bantam Books-Audio Pub. Date: 29 December, 1998 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 2 List Price(USD): $18.00

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Average Customer Rating: 4.08 (39 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: A 6! Stupendous
Comment: Police officers Mack Steiner and Bank Arbaugh have been friends since the fourth grade. They are assigned to work together on the apparent kidnapping of teenager Tamara Shipley. The case has eerie similarities to the disappearance of Bank's daughter Jamie, who vanished without a trace several years ago. The latter case remains unsolved to this very day.

As the law enforcement officials begin to investigate, they soon find a tenuous link between a dead priest and an underground group called the Sisters of Compassion, who place child abuse victims in safe houses. The more the cops dig the more they believe that Tamara has not been abducted and eventually link the current case to that of Jamie's disappearance. The investigation becomes extremely complicated when Mack's own daughter vanishes.

FOUR CORNERS OF NIGHT is an extremely complex tale due to Craig Holden's ability to develop multifaceted characters that appear real; a trademark of the author. The suspense of the story line slowly evolves because of Mr. Holden's penetrating insight into his protagonists. However, once the suspense hits, it goes non-stop. Although this is not for those readers who desire action from page one to page 367, this novel remains a winner for those who enjoy character development inside a winning plot.

Harriet Klausner

Rating: 4
Summary: Intertwined Plot
Comment: I enjoyed Four Corners of the Night though at times I found the time sequence somewhat confusing.

The auther cleverly uses two abductions to highlight the relationships of two police detectives Bank Arbour and Mack Steiner who have been life long friends. He uses these events to provide a deeper insight into both their interpersonal relationships and themselves.

The story starts with the second abduction a teenager from below the tracks Tamara Shiply, and compares this to the disappearans ten years before of Bank Arboughs stepdaughter Jamie.

In theory this is a clever construction , to use the second event to explain the first but it is here that the the book looses its fifth star. At times I found the switching back and fourth very confusing and as one reviewer has stated leaves too many loose ends.

There are occasions where Craig Holden really impresses with his writing. His comparison of the police officer and cornered suspect to that of a priest and confessor. He also highlights the impossibility of absolute evidence in conviction.

Another strand concerns the relationship of Banks exwife Sara with both himself and Mack.This is another way of linking these two charecters.

The auther appears to have a relgeous view as other than entertainment, this is a novel of the destructiveness of overbearing love and when it crosses the threshold of possession and abuse. Without giving away the plot after this very compex narritive reaches its climax we realise that both the detectives are both tied to each other by them both having secrets.

To summarise, this is a very complex and rewarding book written by a way above writer in this gendre. The only book to compare is Mercy by David Lindsey. THis is real praise indeed.

Rating: 5
Summary: Damn, but this book was great!
Comment: This was the first book I've ever read by Holden, and it was an immense pleasure. It's a story of two cops, both flawed in their own different ways, tracking down a missing child. The twist is that one of the cops had his own child disappear years earlier. The characters in this book are so human, so real, so utterly believable...and the prose is just a dream. Holden writes like a poet, with supreme skill and depth. If you enjoy the literary suspense thrillers of folks like James Lee Burke and the better works of Dennis Lehane and George Pelecanos, you'll get a kick out of this one. It's got action, it's got heart, and it's a just a damn good read.