Don't Turn Out the Lights: A Novel

· Commandant Martin Servaz Book 3 · Macmillan + ORM
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What if the people closest to us are not what they seem? What happens when someone takes control of your life and your relationships? And what is hiding in the darkness? In Bernard Minier's Don't Turn Out the Lights, you won't see who's coming after you.
"You did nothing."
Christine Steinmeyer thought the anonymous suicide note she found in her mailbox on Christmas Eve wasn't meant for her. But the man calling in to her radio show seems convinced otherwise.

"You let her die. . . ."

That's only the beginning. Bit by bit, her life is turned upside down. But who among her friends and family hates her enough to want to destroy her? And why? It's as if someone has taken over her life, and everything holding it together starts to crumble. Soon all that is left is an unimaginable nightmare.
Martin Servaz is on leave in a clinic for depressed cops, haunted by his childhood sweetheart Marianne's kidnapping by his nemesis, the psychopath Julian Hirtmann. One day, he receives a key card to a hotel room in the mail—the room where an artist committed suicide a year earlier. Someone wants him to get back to work, which he's more than ready to do, despite his mandatory sick leave. Servaz soon uncovers evidence of a truly terrifying crime. Could someone really be cruelly, consciously hounding women to death?
What if the people closest to us are not what they seem? What happens when someone takes control of your life and your relationships? And what is hiding in the darkness? In Bernard Minier's Don't Turn Out the Lights, you won't see who's coming after you. "You did nothing." Christine Steinmeyer ...

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2 reviews
Jordy (5StarJuicy)
May 22, 2018
I checked this out as a book and I was not disappointed. People gave me weird looks that read (he is only 13 and reading those books!!) And I don't care because this is by far the most bestest book
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Linda Strong
November 25, 2016
Christine Steinmeyer received a suicide note on Christmas Eve. It was written by a woman, but Christine is convinced the note was delivered her by mistake. But during her radio show, she receives a call from a man who states she had let this woman die because she did nothing. And from there, everything gets even worse. Drugs are found in her desk drawers. Someone is getting into her home and leaving CDs of operas for her to find ...they all have to do with suicide. Her co-workers are inventing horrible lies about her. There are threatening emails sent to a woman who is interested in Christine's boyfriend. And the boyfriend doesn't believe her. Who hates her enough to want to destroy her life? Wants her to take her own life? Martin Servaz is on leave, spending time in a clinic especially for depressed police. A reference to the first or second book in this series shows that Martin's girlfriend was murdered; the murderer still free. Someone sends Martin a key to a hotel room ... a room where an artist committed suicide the year before. It seems that someone wants him investigating, although he is still on medical leave. When his investigation bumps up against what Christine is going through and on the verge of suicide herself, the nightmare becomes a reality. (Book Blurb) What if the people closest to us are not what they seem? What happens when someone takes control of your life and your relationships? And what is hiding in the darkness? In Bernard Minier's Don't Turn Out the Lights, you won’t see who’s coming after you. This is a terrifying psychological terror. It was so hard putting this book down for any length of time. There are twists and turns I absolutely did not see coming. Not everyone is who you think they are. I love the character of Martin Servaz. I am definitely going to get the first two books in this series ... I want to know much more about what makes him the way he is. I liked Christine, even though she was a little naive in the beginning. I really enjoyed her change of personality. There are several secondary characters that are quite interesting and add so much to this story. Highly Recommended! Many thanks to Shailyn Tavella, Publicist, Minatour Books. The opinions here are unbiased and entirely my own.
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About the author

BERNARD MINIER grew up in the foothills of the French Pyrenees. He had a career as a customs official before publishing his first novel, The Frozen Dead. The novel has been translated into a dozen languages and has garnered critical acclaim, as well as several literary prizes in France. Minier is also the author of The Circle and lives in the Essonne, south of Paris.
BERNARD MINIER grew up in the foothills of the French Pyrenees. He had a career as a customs official before publishing his first novel, The Frozen Dead. The novel has been translated into a dozen languages and has garnered critical acclaim, as well as several literary prizes in France. Minier is...

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