Are lost or impaired memories better left untouched and forgotten? Will
the presumed gift of rediscovery balance sacrifices and changed
perspectives? And who has the right to decide?
The suspense novel "Dark Garden Days" begins in November of 1995, as
Gabrielle, a gifted artist, sits at an easel painting, in the darkening
garden of the home she shares. Jonathan, one of her roommates,
recognizes the bleak, disturbing colors on her canvas and knows they
signal a going off on one of her mysterious trips. Before driving away,
she runs to him and whispers a strange request and startling revelation
beginning with "If...if ever I don't return...," then rushes off before
he can respond. When she fails to return or communicate with anyone for
more than a month, Jonathan and their mutual friends realize Gabrielle
has cleverly diverted attention away from herself and they have no idea
who she really is. Jonathan begins a quest to bring her home, following
a trail of strange clues and frightening events. Meanwhile, Gabrielle,
fearful of leading her "demon and terrors" to the one place she feels
safe, is on a similar journey, searching for missing pieces of her
broken life. Their paths, nearly intersecting at times, guide them
toward a deadly shared destiny, as deception, murder and betrayal leave
shards of distrust scattered along every pathway.
