In a Place of Darkness: The gripping Richard & Judy Book Club crime thriller from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of the Logan McRae series

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Discover the gripping new detective thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of the Logan McRae series

‘A dark, richly satisfying story that proves just how good a crime writer he is.’ Daily Mail
‘Hard to put down’ ***** Reader review

THE CLOCK IS TICKING TO CATCH A SERIAL KILLER…

Detective Constable Angus MacVicar has just landed his dream job – transferred out of uniform and assigned to Oldcastle’s biggest ongoing murder investigation: Operation Telegram, hunting the ‘Fortnight Killer’.

Every two weeks another couple is targeted. One victim is left at the scene, their corpse used as a twisted message board. The second body is never seen again.

This should be the perfect chance for Angus to prove himself, but he’s been lumbered with the forensic psychologist from hell. It’s been twelve days since the Fortnight Killer last struck, and the investigation’s running out of time.

Angus’s shiny new job might just be the death of him…

Praise for In a Place of Darkness and Stuart MacBride:

‘Fast, hard, authentic – and different’ Lee Child
‘A terrific writer’ The Times
‘Dark and gripping. A riveting page-turner’ Independent on Sunday
‘One of this country’s finest crime writers.’ Daily Mail
‘I didn’t want it to end’ ***** Reader review
‘Dark, disturbing, and brilliant’ ***** Reader review

Stuart MacBride, Number 1 Sunday Times, November 2023

From the Publisher

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 5 Dec. 2024
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 576 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0552178330
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0552178334
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 397 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.7 x 3.56 x 20.32 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 8,163 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) 187 in British Detective Stories 459 in Police Procedurals (Books) 607 in Science Fiction Crime & Mystery
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