Into the Darkest Corner
2013 Longlist

Into the Darkest Corner

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

Catherine has been enjoying the single life for long enough to know a good catch when she sees one. Gorgeous, charismatic, spontaneous – Lee seems almost too perfect to be true. And her friends clearly agree, as each in turn falls under his spell.

But there is a darker side to Lee. His erratic, controlling and sometimes frightening behaviour means that Catherine is increasingly isolated. Driven into the darkest corner of her world, and trusting no one, she plans a meticulous escape. Four years later, struggling to overcome her demons, Catherine dares to believe she might be safe from harm. Until one phone call changes everything.

This is an edgy and powerful first novel, utterly convincing in its portrayal of obsession, and a tour de force of suspense.

 

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Elizabeth
Haynes

Elizabeth Haynes is a former police intelligence analyst who lives in Norfolk with her husband and son. Her first novel, Into the Darkest Corner, has been published in 37 countries. She has written a further three psychological thrillers-Revenge of the Tide, Human Remains and Never Alone-two novels in the DCI Louisa Smith series-Under a Silent Moon and Behind Closed Doors-and a historical thriller, The Murder of Harriet Monckton.

Elizabeth Haynes is a former police intelligence analyst who lives in Norfolk with her husband and son. Her first novel, Into the Darkest Corner, has been published in 37 countries. She has written a further three psychological thrillers-Revenge of the Tide, Human Remains and Never Alone-two novels in the DCI Louisa Smith series-Under a Silent Moon and Behind Closed Doors-and a historical thriller, The Murder of Harriet Monckton.

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NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS

A powerful, inspiring and taut novel exploring the extremes of the human psyche, carrying the reader on an emotional rollercoaster into a frighteningly real world of obsessive abuse and its aftermath. Themes and timelines are skillfully interwoven, maintaining suspense through to the last spine-tingling page.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Date published
14/02/2011
Publisher
Myriad Editions

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