The Darkness of Others

In the midst of a pandemic that has everyone living in fear and isolation, one swanky Brooklyn neighborhood is cast into further turmoil when celebrated movie producer Nate Walker is found murdered and his actress wife, Melissa, goes missing. Melissa’s best friend, Imani, wants desperately to find her, but she’s getting little support from her husband, Phillip, who is struggling to keep his restaurant afloat in the age of social distancing. Meanwhile, Phillip’s head waitress, Tonya, finds herself without the child support that previously paid her rent and for her daughter’s private school tuition. Is this a series of coincidental misfortunes or motives for murder? Holahan’s (Lies She Told) latest is a character-driven, slow-burn suspense. Though not fraught with tension like a typical thriller, the interpersonal relationships are engaging. With a handful of perspectives presented, narrators Chanté McCormick and Jennifer Jill Araya are difficult to distinguish at first. The listening experience is unremarkable, though not unpleasant.