Darkness Falls

DS Aector McAvoy is an outsider to his new force and must confront his darkest fears, while hunting a killer that nobody else believes in. In a landscape at once tender and brutal, McAvoy must tread the path between the darkness and the light, before facing an enemy who will brand him for life.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 432 pages
Publication date: 11 November 2021
Publisher: Head of Zeus

DS Aector McAvoy's journey begins in the prequel to the Sunday Times bestseller Dark Winter, where a city is united in grief, a journalist is ready to kill to keep his secrets, a copper is capable of darker deeds than murderers, and an unworldly detective is fighting to save an innocent man. Newly appointed DS McAvoy is an outsider to his new force and must confront his darkest fears while hunting a killer that nobody else believes in. In a landscape at once tender and brutal, McAvoy must tread the path between the darkness and the light, before facing an enemy who will brand him for life.

Reviewers on David Mark have praised his dark, compelling crime writing of the highest order. The Daily Mail described it as "brilliantly written – a cracking story," while Richard Madeley and Judy Book Club praised it as "truly exhilarating and inventive." Peter May described it as "breathtaking," and Peter James praised it as "exceptional." Publishers Weekly gave it a starred review, calling Mark a master of the dark psychological thriller. Kirkus also praised Mark's writing, calling him a "master of the dark psychological thriller."

Weight: 304g
Dimension: 129 x 198 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781800246331