A woman beaten to death. A man shot in cold blood. A crooked cop taking backhanders Barrister Clara Pascal thought she was taking on a simple child custody case. Traumatised by her own experiences as a kidnap victim, Clara works to keep the shadows of the past from affecting her friends, family and work. But the dreams don't get any easier and the past won't go away. Then Clara finds herself thrown back into a crime investigation she wants nothing to do with. Her client is a convicted killer, one who stalks and photographs young women - so why does Clara believe that he's innocent? Risking everything, Clara sets out to prove that the past has no hold on the future - while a killer comes ever closer to making her the next victim.
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'Just what British crime writing is crying out for - a compassionate, grass roots British novel with the pace, energy and impeccable research of an American thriller' - Mo Hayder on DARKNESS FALLS 'A skilfully plotted story with strongly drawn characters.' - Sunday Telegraph 'Margaret Murphy has managed to produce another outstanding psychological thriller...Darkness Falls is a powerful work...Readers of her previous work should certainly not be disappointed, whilst those fresh to her output will find this book provides an enticing introduction.' - Sherlock 'A piece of absolutely terrifying writing...This is crime's most compelling, chilling book ever.' - North Wales Chronicle 'Exemplary chiller...If Murphy's appointed task is to scare the reader...she succeeds brilliantly.' - Literary Review 'Makes Margaret Murphy a mistress of psychological novels.' - peterborough evening telegraph 'Menancing psychological thriller with a clever plot.' - glasgow evening times DARKNESS FALLS is a model of what the modern suspense thriller should be -- tense, scary, page-turning and stomach-chuming -- because we care most of all about what happens to the characters. Set aside a day -- you won't be able to put it down once it has you in its grip. - Val McDermid
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Höhe: 39 mm
Breite: 162 mm
Dicke: 239 mm
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978-0-340-82054-4 (9780340820544)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Margaret Murphy is the author of five novels, all concerned with the psychology of both the violent criminal and the victim of crime. Her first, Goodnight My Angel, was shortlisted for the First Blood award for debut crime novels, and her fourth, Past reason, has been optioned for television. A graduate in environmental biology, in 1998 she went back to university to gain an MA in writing. She is now studying psychology at the University of Liverpool. She has been a countryside ranger, biology teacher, dyslexia tutor and creative writing teacher. She lives on the Wirral.
