The Dark - Hardcover

"First-rate ... Valentina Giambanco is a powerful writer with a strong story to tell."--The Times, on Gift of Darkness


"Giambanco is a name to watch ... her Madison series will steadily grow in reputation as it expands."--The Daily Mail, on The Gift of Darkness

"The past is far from forgotten in this sequel to Gift of Darkness. The Hoh River kidnappings and murders still haunt all who were involved, particularly detective Alice Madison . . . A fast-paced thriller that rivals anything I've read this year. Highly recommended."--For the Love of Books

"compelling plot and very well written" --Reader 5-Star Review
"fast-paced, well-balanced, masterfully structured" --Reader 5-Star Review
Detective Alice Madison is determined to bring a psychopath to justice, but it will prove to be one of the most difficult--and dangerous--things she has ever done.
After the nightmarish showdown in the woods with the madman Harry Salinger, Madison, and the surviving Hoh River Boys, attorney Nathan Quinn and his now-imprisoned client John Cameron are bound together by the experience, which changed all their lives forever.
But the nightmare isn't over, especially for Quinn, whose younger brother David's remains are founding a shallow grave. Madison resolves to follow the trail, to lead her to the killer.
But Madison has a knack for attracting all the wrong kinds of attention. As she follows the evidence, a sadistic murderer follows her every move.