id="u521061f7-1ead-55d2-9b7f-60fd25ae5077">
An imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
1 London Bridge Street,
Hammersmith, London W6 8JB
Published by HarperCollinsPublishers 2015
Copyright © Alex Barclay 2015
Cover design layout © HarperCollinsPublishers 2015
Cover photographs © Tony Watson/Arcangel Images (subway); Eliada Toska/Getty Images (woman running); Shutterstock.com (wing)
Alex Barclay asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work
This is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.
All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books
Source ISBN: 9780007494545
Ebook Edition © APRIL 2015 ISBN: 9780007494552
Version 2015-03-04
‘The rising star of the hard-boiled crime fiction world, combining wild characters, surprising plots and massive backdrops with a touch of dry humour’
Mirror
‘Tense, no-punches-pulled thriller that will have you on the edge of your deckchair’
Woman and Home
‘Explosive’
Company
‘Darkhouse is a terrific debut by an exciting new writer’
Independent on Sunday
‘Compelling’
Glamour
‘Excellent summer reading … Barclay has the confidence to move her story along slowly, and deftly explores the relationships between her characters’
Sunday Telegraph
‘The thriller of the summer’
Irish Independent
‘If you haven’t discovered Alex Barclay, it’s time to jump on the bandwagon’
Image Magazine
To Moira Reilly,
Thank you for being your warm, wise, and wonderful self.
With you here, the book begins on the perfect note.
Table of Contents
