Into the Dark

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What to expect

Shortlisted for the Theakston Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year 2023

Into the Dark is the new dark and gripping crime thriller from Fiona Cummins about revenge, greed, ambition and the true cost of friendship.

'Complex. Inventive. Twisting. Unsettling.' - Sarah Vaughan, bestselling author of Anatomy of a Scandal

The Place: Seawings, a beautiful Art Deco home overlooking the sweep of the bay in Midtown-on-Sea.

The Crime: The gilded Holden family - Piper and Gray and their two teenage children, Riva and Artie - has vanished from the house without a trace.

The Detective: DS Saul Anguish, brilliant but with a dark past, treads the narrow line between light and shade.

One late autumn morning, Piper’s best friend arrives at Seawings to discover an eerie scene – the kettle is still warm, all the family’s phones are charging on the worktop, the cars are in the garage. But the house is deserted.

In fifteen-year-old Riva Holden’s bedroom, scrawled across the mirror in blood, are three words:

Make
Them
Stop.


What happens next?

Critics Review

  • Breathless plotting and twist after twist

    Ian Rankin, bestselling author of the Inspector Rebus series
  • This kept me reading well Into The Dark last night – so many layers of darkness and twisty complexity

    Harriet Tyce, bestselling author of Blood Orange
  • An absolute BELTER of a thriller. A superb plot, brilliantly executed and beautifully written.

    Joanna Cannon, bestselling author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep
  • An absolute masterclass in misdirection. Trust NO ONE. I loved it.

    Sarah Hilary
  • Classy, complex, filled with twists and dizzying reveals and TOTALLY addictive.

    Chris Ewan, author of The Interview
  • Gripping. Twisty. Complex. No one does ‘dark with heart’ better than Fiona Cummins.

    Tammy Cohen

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