For the avid reader, discerning collector and real Belinda Bauer fan,
a like-new, signed UK 1st edition hardcover copy of
Belinda Bauer
Darkside
Bantam, London / UK, 2011
"In bleak midwinter, the
people of Shipcott are shocked by the murder of an elderly woman in her
bed. As snow cuts off the village, local policeman Jonas Holly is torn
between catching a brutal killer and protecting his vulnerable wife,
Lucy.
When the inquiry is commandeered by an abrasive senior
detective, Jonas finds himself derided by his colleagues and ashamed to
admit to Lucy that he’s been sidelined. It seems his first murder
investigation may be over before it’s begun. But when he receives a
series of increasingly sinister anonymous notes, Jonas is thrust back
into the center of the case. Someone in the village is taunting him,
blaming him for the tragedy. Someone thinks he’s not doing his job;
someone seems to know every move he makes. And soon Jonas has to ask: Who’s hunting who?" (goodreads.com)
"Belinda Bauer grew up in England and South Africa and now lives in
Wales. She worked as a journalist and a screenwriter before finally
writing a book to appease her nagging mother. For her debut, Blacklands,
Belinda was awarded the CWA Gold Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year.
She went on to win the CWA Dagger in the Library for her body of work.
Her fourth novel, Rubbernecker, was voted Theakston Old Peculier Crime
Novel of the Year. Her eighth novel, Snap, was a Sunday Times
bestseller. It was longlisted for the Man Booker prize and voted Crime
& Thriller Book of the Year at the Specsavers National Book Awards.
Her books have been translated into twenty-five languages." (penguin.co.uk)