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Shortlisted for the Theakston Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year 2023

Into the Dark is the gripping crime thriller from Fiona Cummins about revenge, greed, ambition and the true cost of friendship.

‘Complex. Inventive. Twisting. Unsettling’ – Sarah Vaughan, bestselling author of Anatomy of a Scandal

The Place: Seawings, a beautiful art deco home overlooking the sweep of the bay in Midtown-on-Sea.

The Crime: The gilded Holden family – Piper and Gray and their two teenage children – have vanished from the house without a trace.

The Detective: DS Saul Anguish, brilliant but with a dark past, treads the narrow line between light and shade.

One late autumn morning, Piper’s best friend arrives at Seawings to discover an eerie scene – the radio is playing, phones are charging on the worktop, the cars are in the garage. But the house is deserted.

In fifteen-year-old Riva Holden’s bedroom, scrawled across the mirror in blood, are three words:

Make
Them
Stop.

What happens next?

Publisher Review

Breathless plotting and twist after twist -- Ian Rankin This kept me reading well Into The Dark last night - so many layers of darkness and twisty complexity -- Harriet Tyce, bestselling author of Blood Orange An absolute BELTER of a thriller. A superb plot, brilliantly executed and beautifully written -- Joanna Cannon, bestselling author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep An absolute masterclass in misdirection. Trust NO ONE. I loved it -- Sarah Hilary Classy, complex, filled with twists and dizzying reveals and TOTALLY addictive -- Chris Ewan, author of The Interview Gripping. Twisty. Complex. No one does 'dark with heart' better than Fiona Cummins -- Tammy Cohen Fiona Cummins evokes the dark arts of journalism and politics with an insider's relish in this rich, intricately woven novel of childhood crime and adult redemption. I finished it with my heart in my mouth. Highly recommended -- Louise Candlish on When I Was Ten Grips like a vice -- Val McDermid on When I Was Ten Absorbing, tense and beautifully paced -- Daily Mail on When I Was Ten Dark, creepy and ultimately compassionate . . . a chilling look at the consequences of a childhood gone wrong -- J. P. Delaney on When I Was Ten Utterly compelling; a true just-one-more-chapter thriller -- Clare Mackintosh on When I Was Ten Trust me - Cummins is a keeper -- Lee Child on The Collector