Judith Woolcock Colombo

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...What’s so special about NIGHT CRIMES? It’s the masterful way that Woolcock Colombo leads us to help solve the mystery. There is no sudden revelation of who did what, just a slow and easy discovery that puts the reader in the driver’s seat. Although most famous detective novels slowly share clues with the reader, they traditionally tie them all together at the end with a big flourish. NIGHT CRIMES lets us savour the discovery.

If you like suspense and you have somehow missed NIGHT CRIMES, pick it up right away. Ten out of ten, no question.

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Reviewed March 2002 by David Leonhardt, author of Climb your Stairway to Heaven: The 9 Habits of Maximum Happiness. www.leonhardtonline.com

*****

If you're looking for a good mystery loaded with action and riveting suspense, you just found it. NIGHT CRIMES by Judith Woolcock Colombo offers a mind-boggling tale of two mysteries in one....

...Judith Woolcock Colombo has composed a murder mystery that will keep you guessing until the end. The characters that make up NIGHT CRIMES are well developed. We learn their habits, their fears, their dreams, as well as their traits. Mrs. Colombo has done her homework into the worlds of police and artists as well, weaving each into the story to create an aura of spine chilling suspense.

Author Tonya Ramagos, A.K.A. Calley Moore, December 2001

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*****

... Eerie, spooky, suspenseful, chilling, and downright scary -- these are just some of the words that describe this edge-of-your-seat, complex story of murder, obsession, and insanity. Judith Colombo creates a mood of ever-increasing fear and doom that draws readers into the story, ...

... A well-developed mystery surrounds the murders... Shocking plot twists will stun readers, and leave them guessing right up until the very end. ...a true portrait of obsession and insanity that will shock and scare readers. Thorough research, both in the depiction of police work, as well as the portrayal of compulsion and duplicity that a deranged mind will engage in, brings a realism to the plot.

For a fast-paced, compelling, truly terrifying story of murder and obsession, I highly recommend NIGHT CRIMES. Just be sure to leave an extra light on while you read this!

Joanne Holbrook, reviewer for Romance Reviews Today, August 2001.

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*****

NIGHT CRIMES is as much about love as it is about insanity, as much about psychology as it is about crime. It's also about soul, self-expression and art.

All that makes it a lot more than a tense thriller for a lonely night. Still, although no one gets cannibalized in NIGHT CRIMES, in terms of pure terror, this is a novel that will give Silence of the Lambs a run for its money. ...

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*****

Holy cow! There's a new kid on the block and you'd better beware - Judith Woolcock Colombo is an author to be reckoned with.

NIGHT CRIMES is a compelling roller coaster ride of suspense and intrigue. The story grips you tight and doesn't let go. Not even within the final words on the last page of the book. NIGHT CRIMES is a must read, a real keeper. I haven't read anything this good in a long time. Judith Woolcock Colombo brings her characters to life - the good, the bad and the ugly. My heart was pounding and my pulse racing as I tried to read faster. I flipped pages hurriedly trying to find the answers, and pick out the bad guys, along with Lara and her family. Even as the story wound down my anticipation still hovered at above average levels. This is such an excellent story. Don't miss out, it's a real jewel.

Kim Jacobsen, Scribe & Quill Summer 2001 issue.

*****

In NIGHT CRIMES, Colombo has crafted a suspense-charged mystery filled with the intriguing characters of a unique and original vision. But it is the element of the surreal that raises NIGHT CRIMES to the realm of high art and reveals Colombo's considerable powers as a writer.

Robie Darche Wiesner, author of The War Never Ends, The Hudson Annex, Bronx, NY.

*****

NIGHT CRIMES is a breathtaking and suspenseful novel, a page turner, one reads rapidly but with caution. Ms. Colombo’s compelling narrative voice and exquisite lyric prose grasp the reader from beginning to end.

Susan Willis, poet and author, Twentieth Century Blues published in The South End by Wayne State University, Michigan.

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