The Dark
Emma Haughton

1st paperback ed

Paperback (14 Apr 2022)


Publishers Synopsis

ONE DEAD BODY. TWELVE SUSPECTS. TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR DARKNESS.

Outstanding ... Haughton writes vividly about a claustrophobic community ... her novel really is a superlative locked-room mystery Sunday Times (Crime Book of the Month)

Haughton has created a fantastically atmospheric setting ... its a chilling race to the finish to discover whodunnit Observer

In the most inhospitable environment - cut off from the rest of the world - theres a killer on the loose.

A&E doctor Kate North has been knocked out of her orbit by a personal tragedy. So when shes offered the opportunity to be an emergency replacement at the UN research station in Antarctica, she jumps at the chance. The previous doctor, Jean-Luc, died in a tragic accident while out on the ice.

The move seems an ideal solution for Kate: no one knows about her past; no one is checking up on her. But as total darkness descends for the winter, she begins to suspect that Jean-Lucs death wasnt accidental at all.

And the more questions she asks, the more dangerous it becomes . . .

A sense of growing menace pervades ... the freezing wasteland and claustrophobic workings of the research station are finely rendered Financial Times
The kind of heart-pounding, sleep-stealing read that you want to recommend to everyone you meet. An absolutely thrilling book CASS GREEN
Chilling and atmospheric . . . had me turning the pages late into the night MARK EDWARDS
Tense, thrilling and unpredictable, with one of the most unique and dangerous settings imaginable ALLIE REYNOLDS
Set against the dangerous sub-zero temperatures end endless night of the Antarctic... Brilliantly atmospheric and terrifying CATHERINE COOPER
Tense, twisted and quite literally chilling - a locked room mystery in a unique setting where no one can be trusted SUSI HOLLIDAY
Atmospheric, original and full of tension AMANDA JENNINGS
A real edge-of-the-seat plot. I loved it. Original and accomplished J.A. CORRIGAN


Book information

ISBN: 9781529356649
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint: Hodder
Pub date: 14 Apr 2022
Edition: 1st paperback ed
DEWEY: 823.92
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 375
Weight: 266g
Height: 148mm
Width: 517mm
Spine width: 28mm