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The Burden of Darkness: A Marcie Kane and Nathan Harris Thriller (The Marcie Kane Thriller Collection Book 4) Kindle Edition

by Barry Finlay (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.4 66 ratings

Book 4 of 4: The Marcie Kane Thriller Collection

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"...this is an action thriller done right..." - The Prairies Book Review

Former FBI Agent Nathan Harris is in the fight of his life.

Tormented by flashbacks, it’s all Harris can do to get through a day, let alone focus on his marriage to Marcie Kane. Counseling helps but is it enough to help him regain some semblance of normalcy? After losing so much already, he desperately needs a win. What he doesn’t need is a sadistic monster targeting innocent people, including someone close to him.

Owen Strand has nothing to lose.

Handed a death sentence by his physician, sued by his partner and fired from his job, he’s spiraling out of control and out for blood. Armed with a list of everyone who has ever wronged him, he travels around North America, picking off his enemies one by one.

Nathan and Owen are on opposite sides of a bridge in the most significant battles of their lives. Only one can emerge successful, but both stand to lose far more than they may have to give.

The Burden of Darkness is written by one of the Authors Show's "50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading" list in 2012 and the winner of multiple literary awards.

"Canadian author Barry Finlay writes from inside the mindset of his readers."

"There is a fluidity to the language that will mesmerize readers."

"He has created beautifully developed characters, detailed their relationships and created such a mystery, I struggled to put this book down."

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"Thoroughly captivating, ingenious, and full of heart-pounding suspense, this is an action thriller done right..." - The Prairies Book Review "Those who like their thrillers especially strong in interpersonal relationships and connections and character psychology and evolution will welcome The Burden of Darkness for its compelling blend of action and insight." - Diane Donovan, Midwest Book Review"The Burden of Darkness takes the reader inside the mind of the killer as he plans and schemes... The way Marcie and Nathan become involved while dealing with Nathan's PTSD will keep the reader engaged right up to an exciting conclusion. A must-read." - ReadersFavorite"This is a solid mystery plot, told clearly without gaps or unfinished business. The prose is clear and flows smoothly, effectively serving the story and adhering to genre conventions." - BookLife Prize"...symptoms and story (as well as his wife and co-workers reactions) very "true" to actual fact." - Julie Jolicoeur, retired Primary Care Paramedic"Barry Finlay has written another compelling novel in this series addressing current issues in our communities." - Reverend Dianne Cardin

About the Author

Barry Finlay is the award-winning author of the inspirational travel adventure, Kilimanjaro and Beyond - A Life-Changing Journey (with his son Chris), Amazon bestselling travel memoir, I Guess We Missed The Boat and five Amazon bestselling and five award-winning thrillers. Barry was featured in the 2012-13 Authors Show's edition of "50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading." He is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee medal for his fundraising efforts to help kids in Tanzania, Africa. Barry lives with his wife Evelyn in Ottawa, Canada.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0886KNW4C
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Keep On Climbing Publishing (May 22, 2020)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 22, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3861 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 252 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0995937982

Best Sellers Rank: #1,576,288 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #9,666 in Private Investigator Mysteries (Kindle Store)
- #11,315 in Serial Killer Thrillers
- #12,978 in Murder

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Barry Finlay is a fiction and non-fiction author. In his previous life, he had an extensive career in financial management before retiring in 2004 after thirty two years with the Canadian federal government. Since retiring, he has divided his time between writing, working as a consultant on financial policy matters, travel, playing golf, climbing mountains, philanthropy and enjoying his three grandchildren.

In 2009, Barry got off the couch and climbed Mount Kilimanjaro with his son, Chris. The experience of climbing Africa's highest mountain at age 60 with one of his sons and discovering the satisfaction of reaching a goal and giving others the opportunity to achieve theirs, was a non-fiction book waiting to be written. The travel memoir and inspirational Kilimanjaro and Beyond has won numerous awards and Barry was featured in the Authors Show book, "50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading" as a result.

He enjoyed the writing experience so much he has since written eight more published books, including the humorous travel memoir, I Guess We Missed The Boat, the five-book Marcie Kane Thriller Collection and the two-book (so far) Jake Scott Mystery Series. Many of his books have received literary awards and achieved Amazon bestseller status.

His most recent release, Just Keep Climbing, chronicles the inspirational stories of eight people as they face the challenges life has thrown at them. All of them have the resolve to just keep climbing.

Barry is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee medal for philanthropy. He lives with his wife Evelyn in Ottawa, Canada.

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Arthur Crandon

Ex FBI fights against insurmountable odds

Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2020

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I was hooked from the first page. The characters are believable and compelling. Nathan Harris - ex FBI - with personal and family issues,, is the main character. His monsters plague him, but he has to focus when everything he loves come under threat. When he receives devastating personal news he has nothing else to lose - he is out for revenge. A great read, and truly recommended

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Okay, but not very thrilling.

Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2020

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Title – The Burden of Darkness
Author – Barry Finlay
Genre – Suspense/Thriller
Word Count 76,000
Rating 4 stars out of 5
No. 21 - 2020
Posted 6/12/2020

My Impressions: Deals with PTSD, good whacko antagonist, use of evidence trail to killer, killer drones.

Main Characters:
Nathan Harris – 46 year old FBI Consultant
Marcie Kane – Nathan’s wife
Owen Strand – Disgruntled serial killer

FBI agent Nathan Harris suffers from PTSD. He was away from his wife when an assassin placed a bomb at a dinner to murder her, The President of the United States and many others. Marcie saved most of the attendees while Nathan was locked out of the room and couldn’t get back in. His emotional issues of failure are one story line while a serial killer is the other. Personally I grew weary of Nathan’s issue and wanted to focus on the serial killer where the action was. The title reveals the author’s primary plot.
Owen Strand was a high school classmate of Marcie Kane. He had a crush on her and was routinely rejected as he attempted to be her friend and boyfriend; that was rejection number one. Rejection number two was when his business partner pushed him out of the company they founded and then sued him. He took a job as an electrical engineer with another company where he was recently fired for stealing parts from the company. Rejection number three. Finally after having severe headaches for some time, Owen was diagnosed with a malignant tumor on his brain and given one year to live. Owen, being the total loser he is, and having nothing to lose, decided to get even with everyone who, in his mind, had screwed him over his entire life.

Editing is good but not professionally perfect.
Sentence structures are passable, but several need to be reorganized for clarity.
Character Development is good for the main characters
Details are acceptable but not overdone.
Research is lacking in the explosion of horizontal propane tanks.
The plot has a fresh twist in the manner Owen chooses to attack his targets.

This review was provided in exchange for a free book.
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greg dixon

The burden of darkness

Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2020

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A good read for people who are in to the series recommend highly can't wait for the next one of the series a really enjoyable read but quick shaping up to be a enjoyable series must read the next one of the series

Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2020

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This book grabbed me and wouldn't let go until the end. I especially appreciated the treatment of his PTSD with EMDR, the most efficacious treatment. I liked how we started out knowing the culprit and the building of the information to identify hi. Quite a good book.

Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2020

2 stories told in alternating chapters. Nathan Harris has PTSD and is struggling. The other story is a dying man that wants to go out in n news worth fashion by using drones to kill people that he feels did him wrong. How can the two stories connect? Yet they do in a spectacular way. A good story with a good ending. I liked it.

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Jess

The fifth book in The Marcie Kane Thriller collection...

Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2020

The Burden of Darkness is my first book from this series but apparently the fifth book in The Marcie Kane Thriller collection. Maybe not reading the other books in the series affected my overall opinion of this book but I just found it all right. I found it lacking in the thriller department, especially the first half of the book that seemed to drag. I like the idea for the book, a killer getting revenge for perceived wrongs using a drone but I felt it was down played a lot by the main hero dealing with his PTSD. Kudos to the author for trying to tackle the serious subject but I though it became the driving force in the story and the murder case took a major back seat. Nathan and Marcie are okay heroes but this story did not inspire any special attachment to them for me. Its just okay. I might visit the earlier books to see if my opinion changes if inspiration hits. My voluntary, unbiased review is based upon a review copy from Netgalley.

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Thomas La Roche

Batty Finlay writes a compelling novel

Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2020

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Nathan and Marcie are my favorite couple in the police procedural genre. Working together as investigators, and more importantly as lifetime partners, they work their way through the most complex situations possible. There is some intrigue, some disappointment, and lots of hold on to your seat action. Great!

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JRL

Persistence Pays Off in the End

Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2020

I received this book through the NetGalley program.

This is the 1st novel by this author that I have read. This story begins with Nathan Harris recovering from an incident where his wife and the President of the United States were almost killed. He basically became a couch potato and was not interested in doing anything. Marcie, his wife was able to convince him to go on a ski vacation. Unfortunately all he was interested in doing was staying in the ski lodge. He heard a loud noise and in the end cause a great deal of commotion where the police were called. Finally he acknowledges that he needs help and agrees to go to a therapist. He is diagnosed with PTSD.

After attending several sessions, he starts to feel more like himself and he is even convinced by his former boss in the FBI to lead a seminar. He comes away with a sense of accomplishment and eventually even goes to the gun range to see how well his recovery was in regard to his shooting accuracy. After a short time, he again becomes a consultant to the FBI and he is asked to look into a message that the FBI received. This led to the discovery of killings performed by Drones. After doing a bit of research with help from his wife, he was able to identify a suspect who was responsible.

The ending brings it all together when Marcie and Nathan travel to Arizona for an event. In order to find out what the reasoning behind the Drone killings, what occurred that tied everything together and finally what the event was that they were to attend, then you must read this book.

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