Author:Brooke Morgan
He was to be her future. But what of his past...?
When Holly Barrett meets Jack Dane, she falls rapidly and passionately in love for the first time in her life. Within six weeks they are married and Jack opens up a whole new world for Holly and her young daughter Katy, offering them a way out of the small-town Massachusetts existence in which they have become trapped.
But Holly knows very little about the enigmatic Englishman who has come into their lives so unexpectedly. Parts of his life story seem destined to remain forever shrouded in shadow yet, happier than she has ever been, Holly sees only interference and jealousy when her beloved grandfather, Henry, and best friend, Anna, tentatively start to raise questions about Jack's past
However, as the truth starts to emerge, it soon becomes frighteningly possible that everything that Holly has ever believed in could be a terrible lie. And that rather than marrying the man who will save her and Katy from their safe but small world, Holly may have brought a monster into all their lives...
An accomplished debut that announces a stunning new talent to the dark world of the psychological thriller.
—— Daily RecordFrom love story to suspense in one thriller twist
—— CandisThis sneak-up-on-you page-turner ... will chill your soul ... Haunting
—— People magazineAn impeccably paced suspense novel ... successfully exploits the classic woman-in-jeopardy (plus child) theme.
—— Publishers WeeklyUnquestionably our best thriller writer
—— Graham GreeneThe source on which we all draw
—— John le CarréWhether you are an aficionado of fin-de-siècle Europe, compelling crime fiction or strong characterisation, Darkness Rising delivers healthy doses of all three
—— Expressa thoroughly compelling piece of work
—— Mail on Sundayoutstanding
—— Sunday TimesA most enjoyable read and, as usual, Vienna sparkles with atmosphere
—— The TimesDon Winslow is the kind of cult writer who is so good you almost want to keep him to yourself
—— Ian RankinA fiction whose effect on the reader is almost as addictive as the slimming sweets on which Eugene becomes so disturbingly dependent
—— Sunday TelegraphRuth Rendell's sense of place and disdain for her characters elevates a sordid case of arson into an artful exploration of sinister self-delusion
—— Books of the Year, Evening StandardShe has made the city her own, and writes with both knowledge and compassion about its streets and buildings, its transport and its shops - and above all about its inhabitants ... As ever Rendell writes with wry and witty authority ... It's intelligent stuff, and very readable
—— SpectatorRendell is marvellous at psychological tension, and the suspicion that these ways will be sinister is what hooks the reader. Setting out her cast with conviction, she unrolls their lives at a stately, ominous pace
—— The Sunday TimesPsychologically acute and extremely disturbing, Ruth Rendell's work is outstanding
—— The TimesRendell has a Dickensian empathy, informed by a prodigious love of London life. Her account, bursting with colour and vitality, is a treat to read
—— The Independent