The Dark

THE DARK is the kind of heart-pounding, sleep-stealing read that you want to recommend to everyone you meet. An absolutely thrilling book * Cass Green *Chilling and atmospheric, THE DARK had me turning the pages late into the night * Mark Edwards *Tense, thrilling and unpredictable, with one of the most unique and dangerous settings imaginable, THE DARK is a totally chilling read * Allie Reynolds, author of SHIVER *A real edge-of-the-seat plot. I loved it * J.A. Corrigan *Tense, twisted and quite literally chilling - a locked room mystery in a unique setting where no one can be trusted * Susi Holliday *Atmospheric, original and full of tension * Amanda Jennings *Set against the dangerous sub-zero temperatures end endless night of the Antarctic, there’s a killer on the base who could be anyone. Brilliantly atmospheric and terrifying * Catherine Cooper, author of Sunday Times bestseller THE CHALET *Anyone who loves a genuine page-turner with hugely believable characters at its core will adore it * On Magazine *A modern-day Agatha Christie on ice, this is so remarkably well written, that you’ll start shivering while you read it! A chillingly good pick * Woman & Home Online *A modern-day Agatha Christie on ice, you’ll get shivers as you read it * Woman & Home *Exciting and involving, this has the makings of a classic thriller * Literary Review *This claustrophobic locked room mystery will definitely give you chills * Real People Mag *Gripping * Heat *You’ll get shivers as you read it * Women’s Own *Outstanding * Sunday Times, Crime Book of the Month *Haughton has created a fantastically atmospheric setting … its a chilling race to the finish to discover whodunnit * The Observer *Perfect * Grazia *This tension packed story is like a Christie whodunnit on ice. The creeping dear and icy setting leaves you gasping * The Peterborough Telegraph *Fantastic and atmospheric debut thriller, dark in more ways than one * NB Magazine *A sense of growing menace pervades Emma Haughton’s The Dark … the freezing wasteland and the claustrophobic workings of the research station are finely rendered * Financial Times *Great characterisation, possible unreliable narrator, increasingly tense plot * Marian Keyes *Terrific … modern locked-room mystery * The Times and Sunday times, Best Crime Books 2021 *

Emma Haughton grew up in Sussex, studied English at Oxford and worked as a journalist for several national newspapers, including The Times Travel section. Emma has written several non-fiction books for schools as well as YA thrillers. THE DARK was her first crime novel; THE SANCTUARY is her second.