- Hardcover: 488 pages
- Publisher: ISIS Publishing (1 April 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0753175614
- ISBN-13: 978-0753175613
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,060,276 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'A skilfully plotted story with strongly drawn characters.' Sunday Telegraph on Darkness Falls. 'Just what British crime writing is crying out for - a compassionate, grass roots British novel with the pace, energy and impeccable research of an American thriller.' Mo Hayder on Darkness Falls. 'The best modern crime writers like to tackle two levels of offence at the same time: one, the headline-grabbing violence of the street; the other, the official negligence or misguided policies that can drive - or at least exacorbate - underclass thuggery. In The Dispossessed Margaret Murphy does exactly this... an eye-opening shocker of a novel.' TLS. 'Exemplary chiller... If Murphy's appointed task is to scare the reader... she succeeds brilliantly.' Literary Review on Darkness Falls. 'DARKNESS FALLS is a model of what the modern suspense thriller should be... tense, scary, page-turning and stomach-chuming - because we care most of all about what happens to the characters. Set aside a day - you won't be able to put it down once it has you in its grip.' Val McDermid. 'Murphy handles her complex plot with a sure hand and brings it to a stunning climax' Sunday Telegraph on Weaving Shadows.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This novel follows on from The Dispossesed in that we again meet DCI Jeff Rickman, DC Foster and DC Naomi Hart as they find themselves embroiled in yet another dark complicated crime. Sara Geddes reports the diappearance of her tenant,Megan Hart. Nothing too worrying for the police until Sara is found dead and Megan turns out to be a woman with no past and who can come and go at will. In the meantime a malevolent hacker by the name of 'Warlock' infiltrates the computer systems of a security firm and clears out the boss's not insignificant bank accounts. And he is not a man who takes kindly to being made a fool of.
Tension mounts as the tenuous strands of the case begin to coalesce into a very nasty picture of organised crime, corruption and brutal violence. DS Lee Foster, who normally has no trouble with women, finds Naomi Hart a tough nut to crack. He also loses all judgement when he meets his match and puts his career on the line. Meanwhile, Jeff Rickman has to cope with the continuing fallout from a family tragedy.
Margaret Murphy has the uncanny ability to create believable human beings out of the most unpromising material. Her plotting is tight, her technical knowledge sharp. She keeps you on the edge of your seat as the tension mounts but also makes you care about everyone she writes about.
I hear there is another novel on its way featuring the same members of Liverpool CID. I can't wait. Margaret Murphy is one of the cleverest crime writers around and she deserves to be better known.
Tension mounts as the tenuous strands of the case begin to coalesce into a very nasty picture of organised crime, corruption and brutal violence. DS Lee Foster, who normally has no trouble with women, finds Naomi Hart a tough nut to crack. He also loses all judgement when he meets his match and puts his career on the line. Meanwhile, Jeff Rickman has to cope with the continuing fallout from a family tragedy.
Margaret Murphy has the uncanny ability to create believable human beings out of the most unpromising material. Her plotting is tight, her technical knowledge sharp. She keeps you on the edge of your seat as the tension mounts but also makes you care about everyone she writes about.
I hear there is another novel on its way featuring the same members of Liverpool CID. I can't wait. Margaret Murphy is one of the cleverest crime writers around and she deserves to be better known.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Margaret Murphy’s latest in the Rickman / Foster series is easily her best novel to date. Following on from The Dispossessed, the author has managed to instil a sense of roundedness to her characters that makes the reader want to reach out and shake their hands, so warm and believable do they appear to be.
When Megan Ward goes missing, suspicion falls on the stalker seen outside her house The police would love it to be so simple, but the closer they look, the more mysterious Megan herself becomes. The police find no photos, no passport, no family or friends. Only the corrupted computer files in Megan’s strangely impersonal room.
When her landlady is murdered, the shadowy Megan re-merges and the woman who doesn’t exist becomes very real, very elusive and very dangerous.
Meanwhile, Patrick Doran, owner of Safe Hands Security, is living his own nightmare. A hacker has breached his computer network, where he thought he had safely buried his past.
Now You See Me is two stories in one, as it follows the hunt for the killer through Sergeant Lee Foster and DC Naomi Hart’s efforts, but also sees DCI Jeff Rickman take charge of his first investigation since the traumatic experiences of the year previously. The way Murphy balances the two scenarios and maintains the break-neck pace of the story truly underlines her ability to create menace and compassion in equal measures without ever over-egging either component. The dialogue and description is written so well that one can see and smell the environment described, as well as being able to eavesdrop into private conversations, whilst the mystique that surrounds Megan Ward illustrates that no matter how well we think we may somebody, we don’t necessarily know everything.
Cyber-crime is on the increase and the warnings fly at us through TV and Press information bulletins on a daily basis. Whilst being informative, Now You See Me also serves as a reminder of how easy it is to be scammed in such a way without ever lecturing on the fact.
Fast, solid, believable and utterly unputdownable, Margaret Murphy’s latest novel is a must have addition to any Crime Fiction collection.
www.chrishigh.com
When Megan Ward goes missing, suspicion falls on the stalker seen outside her house The police would love it to be so simple, but the closer they look, the more mysterious Megan herself becomes. The police find no photos, no passport, no family or friends. Only the corrupted computer files in Megan’s strangely impersonal room.
When her landlady is murdered, the shadowy Megan re-merges and the woman who doesn’t exist becomes very real, very elusive and very dangerous.
Meanwhile, Patrick Doran, owner of Safe Hands Security, is living his own nightmare. A hacker has breached his computer network, where he thought he had safely buried his past.
Now You See Me is two stories in one, as it follows the hunt for the killer through Sergeant Lee Foster and DC Naomi Hart’s efforts, but also sees DCI Jeff Rickman take charge of his first investigation since the traumatic experiences of the year previously. The way Murphy balances the two scenarios and maintains the break-neck pace of the story truly underlines her ability to create menace and compassion in equal measures without ever over-egging either component. The dialogue and description is written so well that one can see and smell the environment described, as well as being able to eavesdrop into private conversations, whilst the mystique that surrounds Megan Ward illustrates that no matter how well we think we may somebody, we don’t necessarily know everything.
Cyber-crime is on the increase and the warnings fly at us through TV and Press information bulletins on a daily basis. Whilst being informative, Now You See Me also serves as a reminder of how easy it is to be scammed in such a way without ever lecturing on the fact.
Fast, solid, believable and utterly unputdownable, Margaret Murphy’s latest novel is a must have addition to any Crime Fiction collection.
www.chrishigh.com
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Just read Now You See Me.This is the first book that ive read by Mrs Murphy.I must say that it is one of the best psychological thrillers that i have read in ages.
The main characters are all first rate.The pace of the book is quite fast.The story kicks in right from page one.You can also expect a few unexpected twists & turns in this book
Their will be a new Rickman,Hart & Ross novel out in the autumn this yr
The main characters are all first rate.The pace of the book is quite fast.The story kicks in right from page one.You can also expect a few unexpected twists & turns in this book
Their will be a new Rickman,Hart & Ross novel out in the autumn this yr
Most Recent Customer Reviews
a paperback
Once again a hit. I have liked all of her books so far. I like the way they have been written (the language). This is a story about a hacker and her payback. Read more
Published on 13 Aug 2006 by T. Oksanen
Now You See Me
Just finished reading Now You See Me.This has to be one of the best psychological thrillers that ive read for a long time.
All of the lead characters are great. Read more
All of the lead characters are great. Read more
Published on 23 Jan 2006 by Jason
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