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Only Darkness [Paperback]

Danuta Reah
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  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins; (Reissue) edition (20 Aug 2010)
  • ISBN-10: 0007413831
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007413836
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.8 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,497,794 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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‘As much a study in the nature of trust of trust as an exercise in suspense… A mixture of rich characterisation and atmosphere… may well do for Yorkshire what John Harvey achieved for Nottingham’
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Dark, edgy and unbearably tense, this extraordinarily accomplished first novel is both a love story and a gripping psychological thriller of immense power.

Debbie Sykes is a young college lecturer whose ordered life is about to be changed forever. One stormy winter’s night, waiting for the late train home, Debbie is acutely aware of being alone – the woman who usually shares her evening vigil is not there. Vulnerability turns to fear, though, when she turns to see a sinister figure looming between her and the safety of the street. The next day, she hears that the missing woman has been found murdered by the man they call the Strangler, a brutal killer who dumps his victims on isolated stretches of railway track.

The police renew their efforts to find the murderer before he strikes again, but how much time do they really have? When Debbie’s story is publicized by an unscrupulous journalist, it seems as though the jaws of an invisible trap are beginning to close around her – strange things start to happen and the foundations of Debbie’s life subtly shift. Only Rob Neave, ex-policeman and college security officer, appears aware of the danger but he is distracted by his own tragic past. The clock is ticking, and it will be midnight far sooner than anyone thinks.


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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Excellent. Good, believable and moving-on plot - serial killer stalks college lecturer who might have seen him. Though one might think that people, especially the police, might have feared that a newspaper article headed ' I saw the Strangler' would put her at risk. Nice feeling for atmospherics of college life, and a small northern town. A sympathetic heroine who comes across as a real person, and a tender but unsoppy love interest. Well written as well - so one wants to keep reading on as fast as possible.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Read this on a flight from London to Tokyo. Totally absorbed - quickest long haul journey yet for me. The main characters are extremely well-drawn. It is chilling, scary without having to go into the excessive details of `Hannibal` or `Birdman`. Reah seems very accurate on psychology. I agree with another reviewer that this would make an excellent TV drama, and it would put Rotherham on the map. I will definitely read her other novels.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Great book! 12 Oct 1999
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Format:Hardcover
Compelling, chilling, dark, tense, gripping and convincing. I couldn't put it down!
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