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Dark Place
by Aaron J. Elkins
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Warner Books (1986-01)
ISBN: 0445200413
EAN: 9780445200418
Mass Market Paperback
SKU: 11200
Condition: Good
Comments: Binding: Softcover. Condition: Good. Very slightly creased spine.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
The Dark Place finds forensic anthropologist Gideon Oliver on a trail that stretches from prehistoric times--to present danger.
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Customer Reviews
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Fancinating Story
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-01-09
Aaron Elkins' Skeleton detective is a wonderful series and this book is particularly fascinating because it deals with a secret and hidden culture. His romantic relationship is also developed and she works with him to solve the puzzle of the murders. An excellent read.
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The Dark Place - A Sparkling Gem
Rating (5)
Date: 2006-11-14
4 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
I've been buying copies of this book for friends for years. It's my favorite of Aaron Elkins' Gideon Oliver mysteries, combining the characteristic mix of forensic science and atmospherics .. in this case the primeval Pacific Northwest setting that represents Oliver's home turf. It also is a fetching romance with a light touch and has a plot that's a good combination of surprise and poignancy.
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This impressive anthropological mystery should've been the first in the series!
Rating  (4)
Date: 2006-10-18
8 out of 8 customers found this reveiw helpful
After being missing for years in the rain forests of Washington State, the skeleton of a hiker is found with a spear point lodged in his vertebra. Gideon is called in by the FBI to examine the remains and concludes that only a throw of superhuman strength could have caused the mortal wound. Was is Bigfoot? a long, lost band of primitive Indians? It's up to the famous Skeleton Detective to discover the truth.
The Dark Place should truly be the first book in the Gideon Oliver series. Here Elkins finds Gideon's true voice. The story also pertains directly to Gideon's expertise as an Anthropologist. Along for the ride is his good friend, FBI agent John Lau and the chief park ranger Julie Tendler. The burgeoning romance between Gideon and Julie is playful and well written. It's real chemistry that brings these two characters together. All in all, this Gideon Oliver story is my idea of a great cozy. Like so many other Gideon Oliver mysteries, it's a fast read, with insightful facts about anthropology, a great sense of humor, a bit of romance, and at the heart of it all-- a fascinatingly bizarre mystery.
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Interesting, original, page-turner
Rating (4)
Date: 2005-06-22
3 out of 5 customers found this reveiw helpful
Okay, NOW Mr. Elkins' series gets going! I wasn't impressed with the first installment, but had this one on the table already so picked it up. I'm glad I did! It was so much more interesting and anthropologically intriguing than its predecessor. I was enthralled with the piecing together of native american history.
The hero, Gideon Oliver, is still an overly horny devil, and that's a bit much, but when he's in "professor" mode, he's quite a likeable character. I'll skip the sex parts, as they're not up to par with some awesome romances I've read. What can I expect from a male author?
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Raves for the Dark Place by Aaron Elkins
Rating (5)
Date: 1998-10-20
8 out of 11 customers found this reveiw helpful
From reading this book I think Elkins is an outstanding writer. I have read only a couple books in my life, but reading this book was very interesting, knowing that the book took place around here where I live on the Olympic Peninsula in the state of Washington.The part that interested me the most was when Gideon Oliver, a bone detective, got called to look at some bones from a murder that had happened years ago. Gideon and Julie Tendler, a park ranger, go on a six- mile hike in the Olympic National Park where a man named Louis Zander found a spear which they thought could've been the murder weapon. That chapter interested me because it had lots of action in it. In a way this book is a love story, too, because Gideon falls in love with Julie. That's the main reason he stayed and took the case. Some parts of the book were confusing because of some of the words the characters used, but overall I thought the book was very well-detailed. I think it was an outstanding book, and I hope Elkins comes out with another book about the Olympic National Park.
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