For Reasons Unknown

By Michael Wood,

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Two murders. Twenty years. Now the killer is back for more...

DCI Matilda Darke has returned to work after a nine month absence. A shadow of her former self, she is tasked with re-opening a cold case: the terrifyingly brutal murders of Miranda and Stefan Harkness. The only witness wasā€¦

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1 author picked For Reasons Unknown as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

The first in the Matilda Darke crime thriller series.

I love the straight-up tone of Michaelā€™s writing in this series. Itā€™s fast, direct, and emotionally involved. He also provides plots which are absorbing and which differ markedly from one book to the next.

Matilda Darke herself is a complex character, with an equally complex life, and a varied circle of friends and colleagues. Throughout the series she is put through all kinds of hell. And there are already 11 books, so thatā€™s plenty of hell!

Set in Sheffield, a city in the north of England, these are authentic, contemporary crimeā€¦

From John's list on regional crime fiction in Britain.

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