The provided text consists of excerpts from the novel Dark Pursuit by Brandilyn Collins, offering an overview of the book's content, structure, and critical reception. Praise for Collins' suspense novels highlights her skill in crafting thrilling, fast-paced mysteries, often featuring elements of faith, police procedure, and intense suspense. The novel's narrative follows Kaitlan, a young pregnant woman with a troubled past, who discovers a body in her apartment and suspects her police officer boyfriend, Craig, of being the killer whose crimes mirror scenes from his suspense manuscript. Fleeing in fear, Kaitlan seeks refuge with her estranged grandfather, Darell Brooke, a celebrated suspense novelist who attempts to use his expertise to catch the murderer, ultimately revealed to be Craig's sister, Hallie Barlow, driven by childhood abandonment issues. The excerpts also include chapters of an untitled manuscript written from the killer's perspective, reflecting the psychological descent of the murderer, Leland Hugh, whose persona influences the real-life crimes.
