Author:James Hayman
Darkness First by James Hayman is the third book in the McCabe and Savage series
In the dark shadows of a summer evening a young woman named Tiffany Stoddard is brutally slain by a remorseless killer's razor sharp blade.
Learning that her closest childhood friend was nearly killed in the same incident, Portland Detective Maggie Savage rushes to the scene to join the State Police investigation.
Maggie soon discovers the killer's name is Conor Riordan. There's only one problem. Conor Riordan doesn't exist.
The only person who can provide a clue as to who Riordan really is, is the victim's eleven-year-old sister, Tabitha. And now Tabitha has turned up missing.
Soon Maggie and her long time partner, Detective Sergeant Michael McCabe, find themselves in a desperate race against time to find the missing child before she becomes a vicious killer's next victim.
Following the critically acclaimed The Cutting and The Chill of Night, Hayman's third instalment in the McCabe and Savage series, Darkness First, is utterly gripping. Fans of Richard Montanari and Michael Connelly will be hungry for more.
Praise for James Hayman:
'A stunning debut that gripped me from first page to last. A thriller of a thriller!' Tess Gerritsen
'Supremely accomplished storytelling' Daily Mail
'Taut, suspenseful . . . every bit as dark and sinister as Lehane and Connelly' Richard Montanari
James Hayman spent more than twenty years as a senior creative director at one of New York's largest advertising agencies. He and his wife now live in Portland, Maine. Darkness First is his third Michael McCabe detective thriller.
A stunning debut that gripped me from first page to last. A thriller of a thriller!
—— Tess GerritsenSupremely accomplished storytelling
—— Daily MailJames Hayman's Portland is every bit as dark and sinister as Lehane's Boston or Connelly's LA
—— Richard Montanari[Adam Thorpe] brings an unusual freshness and zip to the task, which goes some way towards returning us to that sense of unnerving immediacy which the young Zola's novel would have given its readers in 1867
—— Nicholas White , Times Literary SupplementThis story seeps into your insides
—— Kate WinsletI love this because it's the story of how you can't escape the inevitabilities of love and it's just a fantastic piece of writing
—— Sue Perkins , ExpressBy merging elements of the gothic and tragic with a study of petit-bourgeois banality, Zola created a work of enduring fascination
—— ObserverIt was attacked by critics of the day as stinking filth and a foul sewer. Little wonder, then, that it became an instant bestseller and I'll admit I was completely riveted by its melodramatics from start to finish
—— Daily MailA thrilling read
—— Joseph Fiennes , ExpressA very dark book but a magnificent read
—— Kirsty WarkA terrifying roller-coaster
—— Myles McWeeney , Belfast TelegraphIt's easy to see why his books are mega-sellers – those enormous, pulsating plots drag you in without mercy... Compulsive
—— Iain Finlayson/Kate Saunders , Saga MagazineIn Harry Hole, [Nesbo has] created the most complex, compelling and at times frustrating detective... Probably his best yet
—— Cherie Blair , Mail on SundayFans of the series will know what to expect, and won't be disappointed
—— EscapismScandi-noir fans will be delighted
—— Daily ExpressComplicated, fast-moving… A skillfully put-together thriller
—— Independent on SundaySince the death of Ian Fleming, plenty of writers have tried their hand at perpetuating the career of James Bond, with mixed results. Boyd’s Solo is undoubtedly one of the best.
—— Mail on SundayA triumphant thriller worthy of Bond’s creator Ian Fleming.
—— Daily ExpressI found myself wondering if Boyd had outdone Fleming.
—— Nicholas Lezard , Guardian[Boyd is] an ideal writer of James Bond novels, and this one, his first, is very good
—— William Leith , Evening StandardPerfectly judged homage
—— Mail on SundayA brand new James Bond adventure combining all the glamour and excitement of Fleming’s original novels with the masterful storytelling of William Boyd
—— Western Morning NewsA very good piece of literary ventriloquism, with a great baddie
—— Heathrow ExpressFleming’s James Bond lives again in this perfectly judged homage
—— Mail on Sunday
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