Darkness First
James Hayman
October 2013
Witness
Electronic book
Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural
$2.99 US
About DARKNESS FIRST:
In the dark shadows of a summer evening a young woman is brutally slain by a remorseless killer’s razor sharp blade. Learning that her closest childhood friend was nearly killed in the same incident, Portland Detective Maggie Savage rushes to the scene to join the State Police investigation. Maggie soon discovers the killer’s name is Conor Riordan. There’s only one problem. Conor Riordan doesn’t exist.
The only person who can provide a clue as to who Riordan really is, is the victim’s eleven-year-old sister, Tabitha. And now Tabitha has turned up missing. Soon Maggie and her longtime partner, Detective Sergeant Michael McCabe, find themselves in a desperate race against time to find the missing child before she becomes a vicious killer’s next victim.
Taut, twisting, and starring two unforgettable heroes, DARKNESS FIRST is a gruesome thriller about a small town rocked by a savage crime.
About JAMES HAYMAN:
James Hayman spent more than twenty years as a senior creative director at one of New York’s largest advertising agencies. He and his wife now live in Portland, Maine.
My Thoughts
Darkness First by James Hayman is the lead title for the launch of the new digital first line Witness Impulse. The novel opens with a man by the name of Connor waiting for a delivery of Oxycontin, delivered by brothers Rory and Scott to the fishing boat he is waiting in. After they arrive in the kayak, Connor sends them over the side of the fishing boat to sink or swim, he doesn't care which. He knows they won't get far without wet suits in the Bay of Fundy as the water is 40 degrees and the tide is going out.
Thus starts the string of murders in Maine that are investigated by Detective Maggie Savage and her partner Detective michael McCabe. Maggie is called in by her father, who is the local sheriff of Machiasport, Maine where the story takes place after a young woman is found dead and another gravely injured. The search for the killer takes the detectives on a race to find him before any one else is killed. Maggie's brother Harlan becomes a suspect after he beats up another a police officer. The sister of the murdered woman is the key to solving the murder and bringing a killer to justice.
Maggie must do whatever she can to prove that her brother is not the killer and time is running out. This novel is a wonderful mystery full of twists and turns with family dynamics playing a big part. A fast paced thriller featuring a pair of detectives and a ruthless killer on the hunt for what he believes is his.
A series not to be missed. I highly recommend it!!
I received a copy of this book for review and was not monetarily compensated for my review.
This sounds like such an interesting mystery. Thanks so much for your review and your thoughts on it.
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