'A war between the past and the present, in a place wracked by guilt and vengeance, a country torn into pieces. A brilliant, important and moving book about the legacy of 1984, and where and who we are now.' David Peace. The final DI Charlie Resnick novel, from the Cartier Diamond Dagger winner and Sunday Times bestselling author of Cold in Hand.
Best known as a writer of crime fiction, his work translated into more than twenty languages, John Harvey is also a dramatist, poet, publisher and occasional broadcaster.The first of his twelve Charlie Resnick novels, Lonely Hearts, was named by The Times as one of the '100 Best Crime Novels of the Century'. The recipient of honorary doctorates from the Universities of Nottingham and Hertfordshire, in 2007 he was awarded the Crime Writers' Association Cartier Diamond Dagger for Sustained Excellence in Crime Writing.For more about the author visit www.mellotone.com
A clever choice of subject, allowing Resnick to reflect on old
conflicts, and an elegiac farewell to Harvey's much-loved
detective. * Sunday Times *
Charlie Resnick's last case not only recreates the sense of
betrayal and despair that prevailed during the Miners' Strike, but
also vividly tracks the underlying currents of corruption and fear
in a society still suffering from the blind greed and callous
betrayals of that divisive era. A dark, yet elegant and utterly
compelling novel, Darkness, Darkness is a masterpiece, a fit
farewell to a character so many of us have loved for quarter of a
century. -- John Burnside
His finest in years ... This is a troubling tale that succeeds not
only as a murder mystery but as a memorial to an epic struggle that
pitted neighbour against neighbour. * Mail on Sunday *
Darkness, Darkness is the twelfth and final novel in the
superb series featuring the Nottingham copper Charlie Resnick, and
what a terrific farewell it is. Published on the 30th anniversary
of the miners' strike, it is both a masterful mystery and a moving
homage to the events witnessed by the author. His exit is a
brilliant farewell. * The Times *
Darkness, Darkness is so good that it makes me grateful not
to have Charlie Resnick for competition any more, but as a reader
I'll mourn his loss. If only every series of crime novels could end
with such grace and style. -- John Connolly
There is no end to Charlie Resnick. He lives in the imaginations of
all those lucky readers who have picked up a book and traveled with
him like an old friend. Darkness, Darkness is yet another
superb telling of the character by John Harvey. As distinctly as I
remember reading the first Resnick I will always remember this one.
Rich in wistful telling, the story holds your heart steady in a
tight fist. It doesn't let you go. It doesn't let you let go of the
man either. -- Michael Connelly
Harvey's gritty, downbeat tales of Nottingham copper Charlie
Resnick are some of the best recent English crime novels. Sadly
this is the last one and the weary, jazz-loving 'tec bows out in
style. * Sun *
In this masterful unearthing of the grudges and resentments left
behind by the Miners' Strike of three decades ago, John Harvey has
found the perfect case for Resnick to get his teeth into. All the
ingredients are here: social history, the problem of male violence,
the shadow of death, and, of course, the search for a decent cup of
coffee. Anyone new to Resnick's world should probably start here;
John Harvey has saved the best for last. -- Jon McGregor
Not since D.H. awrence has a writer so captured the Nottinghamshire
vernacular and place. In this atmospheric novel the crime is real:
seedy and un-glamorised and the detective, Charlie Resnick, delving
into a cold case, is older, wiser and like all good detectives,
doing things his own sweet way. King of Crime John Harvey here
demonstrates with trademark rationed lyricism how he earned his
crown: he offers up a pitch-perfect ending for Resnick and the
series that's masterful, poignant and true. -- Jill Dawson
The last bow for Harvey's intuitive Nottingham-based Detective
Inspector Charlie Resnick, with his offbeat ways and difficulties
with relationships, moves you to tears with its indelible
poignancy. * Daily Mail *
A vivid portrayal of a community riven by anger, guilt and
betrayal, as well as mystery, this expertly rendered time slip is a
fitting swan song for a wonderful detective. * Guardian *
Gripping ... a final and poignant hurrah which allows Harvey to
masterfully round off his fascinating character and all his
frailties and offer a measured if chilling assessment of Britain's
social landscape and woes. Without Resnick, there would have been
no Rebus, Grace, Thorne, Banks or so many other Premier League
British cops, and Harvey never gets a note wrong. An admirable
character and series. -- Maxim Jakubowksi * LoveReading *
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