Friday, August 15, 2025

Review: Dark Presence by John Turiano


 

Genre: Thriller/Paranormal

Description:

“It was never an easy life, but when Kimbra's best friend is killed it takes a bizarre turn for the worst. An old boyfriend is a suspect in the murder, but when she seeks the help of a psychic, another person winds up dead.

As Kimbra digs deeper, she suspects a connection with her job researching paranormal phenomena. An experimental drug giving people paranormal powers is being tested and it soon leads to terrifying consequences. Test subjects are sending signals telepathically, controlling their victims thoughts. The drug is causing people to change.

Someone is stalking Kimbra and killing the people around her. But who, and why? There is nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, and no one to trust. Dark Presence is one thriller you won't want to miss!”

Author:

The author of a few speculative fiction novels as well as a non-fiction camping guide, John Turiano lives in western New York with his wife.

Appraisal:

This story not only kept me on edge, but guessing where things were headed. What was going on and who or what was responsible would seem so obvious, and then something would change, I would realize my guess was wrong, and the answer would be a mystery again. The only thing that remained the same throughout was I was pulling for Kimbra to make it through this challenging time. All in all, a good read.

Buy now from:            Amazon US        Amazon UK

FYI:

A small amount of adult language.

Format/Typo Issues:

Not quite enough proofing issues to impact my rating, but right on the edge of doing so.

Rating: **** Four Stars

Reviewed by: BigAl

Approximate word count: 90-95,000 words

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