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Oct 31, 2024 8:42 PM

Author:G. R. Halliday

Dark Waters

'Peppered with revelations that will keep you reading into the night' Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, author of the Freyja and Huldar series

THREE MISTAKES. TWO MURDERS. ONE MORE VICTIM TO GO . . .

Annabelle speeds along a deserted mountain road in the Scottish Highlands, suddenly forced to swerve. The next thing she remembers is waking up in a dark, damp room.

Scott is camping in the Scottish woodlands when he hears a scream. He starts to run. Scott is never seen again.

Meanwhile DI Monica Kennedy has been called to her first Serious Crimes case in six months - a dismembered body has been found, abandoned in a dam. When another victim surfaces, Monica knows she is on the hunt for a ruthless killer; but her own dark past isn't far behind.

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'Dark, gripping and atmospheric' Gordon Brown

'A gothic horror set in an ancient landscape' Allan Martin

Reviews

DARK WATERS does not play around. It is dark and disturbing from page one – in the best possible way. The plot is intricate and layered, and peppered with revelations that will keep you reading into the night

—— Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

G. R. Halliday has penned another cracker. Buckle up for a nail-biting read.

—— The Herald

A ravenous read

—— Morgan Cry

G. R. Halliday has created a novel as dark, gripping and atmospheric as the Scottish scenery it inhabits

—— Gordon Brown, author of Deepest Wounds

A gothic horror set in an ancient landscape

—— Allan Martin

G. R. Halliday takes us beneath the surface of the picturesque to pick
out the tendrils of evil

—— Allan Martin

A dark tale - as grim as it is gripping

—— Allan Martin

A ravenous read.

—— Morgan Cry

A gothic horror set in an ancient landscape.

—— Allan Martin

G. R. Halliday takes us beneath the surface of the picturesque to pick
out the tendrils of evil.

—— Allan Martin

A dark tale - as grim as it is gripping.

—— Allan Martin

An absolute rocket . . . Clinton and Patterson are simply the best in the thriller business

—— Robert Crais, bestselling author of the Elvis Cole series

Clinton and Patterson's novel puts their respective expertise to good use

—— Time

A page-turning, painfully human thriller that reveals the human hearts that beat inside those corridors of power

—— Tony Parsons, bestselling author of Your Neighbour’s Wife

Brace yourself for a thriller with inside secrets and riveting excitement

—— Walter Isaacson, internationally bestselling author

A smart, taut, utterly fantastic roller coaster that had me holding on for dear life

—— Chris Bohjalian, bestselling author of The Flight Attendant

A spellbinding thrill ride that grabs the reader tight on page one and doesn't let go till the very last page

—— Mark Greaney

Bill Clinton and James Patterson are a team who know how to keep you turning the pages

—— Crime Fiction Lover

A suspenseful and exciting thriller filled with twists and turns

—— Essential Marbella Magazine

The writing is tight and crisp. The characters are astute, tenacious, and authentic. And the plot, with its short, intense chapters, keeps you on the edge of your seat as it immerses you, page after page, into a world full of terrorism, politics, revenge, corruption, coercion, military operations, and Secret Service drama. Overall, The President's Daughter is a meticulous, compelling, intricate mystery by this dynamic writing duo that I thoroughly enjoyed and highly recommend.

—— What’s Better Than Books

As with the previous book written by this partnership, the plot, structure and syntax, read very much like a trademark James Patterson novel with literary techniques galore. It's an exciting, fast-paced, all-action, easy read and it will definitely appeal to Patterson fans

—— Whispering Story

Great entertainment which surely also works quite well on the screen

—— MissMesmerized

I really enjoy a decent thriller that I can sink my teeth into and there is certainly plenty to chew over here.

—— Nikki’s Book Nook

With the tension inside these chapters, I definitely recommend reading The President's Daughter

—— Book Read 2Day

It's perfectly paced, full of explosive action and it kept me hooked with all of the political drama and deceit.

—— Sarah in Readerland

We're calling it: My Lovely Wife is the most gripping psychological thriller of 2019... this book will keep you reading late into the night

—— Stylist

One of my favourite thrillers of the year - I couldn't stop reading but didn't want it to end. Dark, chilling and compelling

—— TM Logan, bestselling author of The Holiday

Wow! My Lovely Wife is a stunner - full of twists, well-drawn characters, and riveting suspense

—— Harlan Coben

One of the best thrillers I've ever read

—— Judy Finnigan

So beautifully and elegantly written . . . A great twist - I loved it

—— Sophie Hannah

Johnson-whose first novel, Everything Under (2018), made her the youngest author ever shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize-brings her nuanced sense of menace and intimate understanding of the perils of loving too much to this latest entry in her developing canon of dark places where the unspeakable speaks and speaks. A subtle book that brings to bear all its author's prodigious skill. A must-read.

—— Kirkus, *Starred Review*

A novel about family facing their darkest impulses while quarantined together? Highly relatable.

—— Vulture, *Summer Reads 2020*

A brilliant portrayal of love and complex family relationships, with all the features of a Gothic mystery.

—— Psychologies

A lushly written, psychologically suspenseful narrative that's not easily forgotten.

—— Hephzibah Anderson , Mail on Sunday

A darkly disquieting thriller... The descriptions are vivid enough to stop you in your tracks, and the narrative draws to a psychologically apt conclusion.

—— Lucy Whetman , TalkTalk News

A multi-dimensional shocker, where everything is not as clear cut as it initially seems, leading to a devastating conclusion. Fans of the darker and more mysteriously menacing work of Stephen King or the contemporary horror of Andrew Michael Hurley will adore Sisters.

—— David Nobakht , Buzz Magazine

Johnson has cultivated a striking style with recurring images and themes... [her] stories contain minimal dialogue and very little straightforward narration. They are instead characterised by the accumulation of sensory detail, the gradual revealing of character, and a building sense of dread.

—— Anna Leszkiewicz , New Statesman

Johnson pulls off a great feat in this book. We are propelled by her story, even while we barely know what it is; absorbed by characters at once abstract yet fully drawn. She allows just enough clarity to pierce through, like flashes of an image amid white noise, until finally we can grasp and appreciate the whole picture that has so thrillingly eluded us.

—— Maria Crawford , Financial Times

Sisters echoes Brontë's Wuthering Heights not only in its gothic elements and sombre descriptions of English landscapes but also in the idea of doomed love, love which becomes an omnipotent, harmful power... Sisters is chilling and unrestful in a way many horror stories aren't, the world of the novel itself a disturbing and anxious place.

—— Elizaveta Kolesova , Upcoming

An absorbing tale of sibling love and envy.

—— Citizen Femme

It's hard to deny the uncanny thrill generated by Johnson's blend of horror, nature writing and magical realism... As dazzling as a photographer's flash.

—— Anthony Cummins , Literary Review
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