The Darkest Web

Allison Barton, Book 2

By: Kristin Wright

Narrated by: Shannon McManus, Nicol Zanzarella

What is more dangerous? The lies she tells or the truth she’s hiding?

Jane Knudsen is an exceptionally private and intimidatingly beautiful workaholic attorney. Unflappable and cool, she’s the last person likely to suddenly snap and murder one of her firm’s senior partners. Yet she’s become the most likely suspect in the crime. She’s retained Allison Barton, her former law school roommate, to represent her. It’s Allison’s job to believe Jane, even if Allison never really knew her. No one did. Jane always made sure of that.

For Allison, getting close to her client now grows more complicated with each new development in the case. There may be other suspects in the victim’s orbit - his harried assistant, his wrathful wife, his overly attached daughter - but everything points to Jane’s guilt. She had opportunity, access, the weapon, and a motive - and she’s hiding something else. And Jane would rather go to prison for life than reveal the secrets that could save her.

But what secrets are worse than murder? And what will Allison risk to discover them?

©2022 Kristin Wright. (P)2022 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

“Immersive as a serious addiction.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Taut, suspenseful courtroom scenes and strong, fascinating female characters made me unable to put the book down. A top-notch legal thriller.”—Victor Methos, Edgar Award nominee for A Gambler’s Jury and 2020 winner of the Harper Lee Prize for The Hallows

“Sharp writing and clever storytelling, with two great lead characters. The Darkest Web is like a stick of dynamite that, once lit, races toward an explosive and satisfying climax. Kristin Wright is the real deal.”—Chad Zunker, Amazon Charts bestselling author of An Equal Justice and the Sam Callahan series

Great narration and solid story

I didn’t realize this was a sequel until like 2/3 through and thankfully it read like a stand-alone so it didn’t matter! Narration is great, the story is interesting. Loved the focus on first impressions and what we assume about others based on superficiality. A few content warnings for those who care, namely sexual abuse of a minor. It’s not graphic since it’s all flashbacks.

Easy listen

Had me from start to finish. Kept you guessing. Look forward to the next book in series

Good story- somewhat flat

I am waiting for a knock your 🧦 off new release, and although this wasn’t it, it’s still a decent listen. I’ll start with narration… Zanzarella is my absolute favorite narrator, but her past two books haven’t utilized her fabulous dry humor and ability to kill a one liner. She was right for this role; I just wish the role had “more” of something. McManus sounded extremely robotic and didn’t do it for me.

The subject matter is dark and infuriatingly sad. It makes you think about how a person’s childhood impacts and shapes their personality for the rest of their lives, and in this case, in a very extreme way. My hope is that books like this make us stop and think before we’re immediately jealous and hostile toward people we think “have it all.”

Oh what a tangled web…

When Jane is the number 1 suspect in the murder of her boss, she calls on her old law school roommate, Allison Barton, to defend her. However, Jane has secrets that she doesn’t want to divulge and that could complicate things.
Lots of twists in this gripping story. Great ending!

Great Read!

I hated to hear this book end. I can’t wait to read more by this author! I loved both Darkest books. This book was suspenseful with just the right amount of humor. Please hurry and write more. EWF

Good book to listen to

Fitting topic for a book in todays world because the subject is so real , occurring everyday in every social strata, both rich, poor.! Well written, excellent narration,

Loved this book!

This is my first time reading a Kristin Wright novel. I was blown away. It's so hard to find quality material (good books), so I was blown away that this book was well written, had an exemplary storyline, and its characters were multidimensional. It's rare that a book is so well written that I can't put it down, but this one kept my attention. I have absolutely no complaints regarding this book, which is a rarity for me. May my next listen be as adventurous as this one was...

Best I've read/heard in a while

I enjoyed this one even more than the first. I will definitely be seeking out more from this author.

Horrible

Full of cliches. Terrible story and fakes for characters. Total waste of time and money