Into the Night

Into the Night
ISBN: 9781760297480
Publication Date: 23 May 2018

Review by Sarah McDuling

I talk a lot about how I like to devour books, but this time I think a book has devoured me! I was completely transfixed by Into the Night, to the point that I felt totally consumed.

Into the Night is an absolutely perfect follow up to Sarah Bailey's stunning debut, The Dark Lake. Of all the crime books I read last year The Dark Lake was a real stand-out for me. There are often concerns after a strong debut - will the author be able to reach the high expectations set by their first book? In this case the answer is a resounding HELL YEAH!

Into the Night is every bit as addictive and suspenseful as The Dark Lake. With her talent for weaving intriguing and multi-layered plots combined with complicated and compelling characters, Sarah Bailey's writing is both keenly insightful and wholly engrossing. And if that sounds like a lot of complimentary adjectives to squeeze into a few sentences, get ready for more! I'm just getting started Read more

Synopsis

Sarah Bailey's acclaimed debut novel The Dark Lake was a bestseller around the world and Bailey's taut and suspenseful storytelling earned her fitting comparisons with Gillian Flynn and Paula Hawkins.

Into the Night is her stunning new crime novel featuring the troubled and brilliant Detective Sergeant Gemma Woodstock. This time Gemma finds herself lost and alone in the city, broken-hearted by the decisions she's had to make. Her new workplace is a minefield and the partner she has been assigned is uncommunicative and often hostile. When a homeless man is murdered and Gemma is put on the case, she can't help feeling a connection with the victim a...