{"product_id":"9781328745569","title":"The Dark Room","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dark Room\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jonathan Moore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“If you like Michael Connelly’s novels, you will gobble up Jonathan Moore’s \u003cem\u003eThe Dark Room\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e —James Patterson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Channels the moody intensity of Raymond Chandler’s crime fiction.”—\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Gavin Cain, an SFPD homicide inspector, is at an exhumation when his phone rings. The mayor is being blackmailed and has ordered Cain back to the city; a helicopter is on its way. The casket, and Cain’s cold-case investigation, must wait.\u003cbr\u003e       At City Hall, the mayor shows Cain four photographs he’s received: the first, an unforgettable blonde; the second, pills and handcuffs on a nightstand; the third, the woman drinking from a flask; and last, the woman naked, unconscious, and shackled to a bed. The accompanying letter is straightforward: worse revelations will come unless the mayor takes his own life first.\u003cbr\u003e      An “electrifying noir thriller,”* \u003cem\u003eThe Dark Room\u003c\/em\u003e tracks Cain as he hunts for the blackmailer, pitching him into the web of destruction and devotion the mayor casts in his shadow.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “With an Edgar Allan Poe feel to it, this book leaves an uncomfortable, indelible impression . . . San Francisco has never been so menacing.”—\u003cem\u003eKirkus, \u003c\/em\u003estarred review\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e *\u003cem\u003eBooklist,\u003c\/em\u003e starred review  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for THE DARK ROOM\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/em\u003e\"Essential Thriller\" of January 2017  An iBooks Best Book of January 2017  A \u003cem\u003eNorthern Virginia Magazine \u003c\/em\u003eBest New Release of January 2017\u003c\/strong\u003e   “Moore channels the moody intensity of Raymond Chandler’s crime fiction and saturates \u003cem\u003eThe Dark Room\u003c\/em\u003e with the brooding cinematic qualities of the mid-20th century’s black-and-white film noir genre...\u003cem\u003eThe Dark Room\u003c\/em\u003e will prompt readers unfamiliar with Moore to seek out his other works, including \u003cem\u003eThe Poison Artist,\u003c\/em\u003e which Stephen King describes as electrifying. ” — \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Washington Post \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e  “Smart plotting.  Nary a false note.  Suspense that never stops.  If you like Michael Connelly’s novels, you will gobble up Jonathan Moore’s \u003cem\u003eThe Dark Room\u003c\/em\u003e.”  —\u003cstrong\u003eJames Patterson  \u003c\/strong\u003e   \"Complex, well-crafted thriller... Moore—an attorney and author of three previous novels, including \u003cem\u003eThe Poison Artist\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRedheads\u003c\/em\u003e, which was short-listed for the Bram Stoker Award—infuses the complicated tale with richly detailed forensic facts and procedural expertise that would make [Kathy] Reichs proud. At the same time, he makes a concerted effort to craft characters you can care about.\" — \u003cstrong\u003e BookPage\u003c\/strong\u003e  \"An engaging and thoroughly contemporary mystery...\u003cem\u003eThe Dark Room\u003c\/em\u003e is a worthy introduction to Moore’s work, and will soon have you seeking out his earlier titles (like \u003cem\u003eThe Poison Artist\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eRedheads\u003c\/em\u003e) while waiting for his next crime novel.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eBookgasm \u003c\/strong\u003e   \"Exuding noirish elements and utilizing the city’s mean streets to their full, atmospheric effect, \u003cem\u003eThe Dark Room\u003c\/em\u003e oozes dastardly deeds from blackmail to murder – and beyond\u003cem\u003e.\"\u003c\/em\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Seattle Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cem\u003e\"The Dark Room\u003c\/em\u003e is a complex, edgy, elegant novel that is at once macabre, menacing and mesmerizing. Moore calls this book “the center panel in a triptych” that started with \u003cem\u003eThe Poison Artist\u003c\/em\u003e. The third, \u003cem\u003eThe Night Market\u003c\/em\u003e is scheduled for 2018. I can’t wait.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eOpen Letters Monthly\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cem\u003e\"The Dark Room\u003c\/em\u003e is one of those books that when you think you know what happened, it veers directions and plunges into another stream of questions and doubt...[it] will lure you in from the first chapter and then capture your attention until the very last page....a great crime novel that I won’t forget anytime soon.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eLatte Nights Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e  \"Moore's (The Poison Artist, 2016, etc.) \u003cstrong\u003ecomplex and often deeply disturbing crime noir\u003c\/strong\u003e set in the City by the Bay delves into dark subjects and the insidious nature of true evil. Two things happen almost simultaneously to San Francisco Police Inspector Gavin Cain: as he and his newly minted partner, Grassley, stand at the grave of Christopher Hanley, a young boy who died years ago, and watch as the casket is exhumed, following up on a tip, he's summoned to tackle a new challenge. His lieutenant has him flown by helicopter to City Hall to consult with the mayor, Harry Castelli, concerning a series of photographs and a note he received. The photos show a beautiful blonde woman who is clearly terrified, but even more disturbing is the note, which indicates that more photos will come unless Castelli kills himself. Castelli says he doesn't know the woman in the photographs and has no idea why anyone would urge him to commit suicide. Cain and FBI agent Karen Fischer struggle to identify the mysterious and apparently doomed blonde in the black-and-white photos,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781328745569\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41168185655502,"sku":"9781328745569","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9781328745569.jpg?v=1651823294","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781328745569","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}