Daisy Darker
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4.0 • 61 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Daisy Darker is an all-consuming tale of psychological suspense with a spectacular twist from the internationally bestselling author Alice Feeney
Daisy Darker’s family were as dark as dark can be, when one of them died all of them lied and pretended not to see . . .
Daisy Darker is arriving at her grandmother’s house for her eightieth birthday. It is Halloween, and Seaglass – the crumbling Cornish house perched upon its own tiny private island – is at one with the granite rocks it sits on. The Darker family haven’t all been in the same place for over a decade, and when the tide comes in they’ll be cut off from the rest of the world for eight hours. When the tide goes back out, nothing will ever be the same again, because one of them is a killer . . .
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
A dysfunctional family full of nasty characters, getting picked off one by one while trapped on an island off the coast of Cornwall? Two narrative streams—one in the present and one in the past? A dilapidated, claustrophobic mansion that nobody can escape? In her gripping fifth novel, Alice Feeney brings together all the ingredients you need for an engrossing twist on the classic locked-room murder mystery, partially inspired by Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None. The title character, known to her family as Nana, is the killer’s first victim. But as storms begin to circle and secrets come out, she certainly won’t be the last. If you can’t trust your own horrible family, who can you trust?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Daisy Darker, the sheltered, 29-year-old narrator of this tempestuous homage to Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None from bestseller Feeney (Rock Paper Scissors), and her dysfunctional kin—divorced parents, two older sisters, and 15-year-old niece, Trixie—rarely gather thanks to an incident nobody will discuss. Regardless, Daisy's grandmother, Nana, maintains she'll die this year, so the group grudgingly visits Nana's Cornish tidal island estate on her 80th birthday. The mood sours after Nana reads her new will, which bequeaths almost everything to Trixie, but since the island's causeway is accessible only at low tide, everyone must stay put. When Trixie finds Nana dead in the kitchen, most assume it's an accident—never mind the macabre poem on a nearby chalkboard. Then Nana's body vanishes, and someone murders another family member, leaving the trapped survivors distrustful and terrified. Feeney elevates a familiar setup with evocative prose, fully realized characters, and an intimate, insightful first-person narrative. Flashbacks add depth while expanding the suspect list, and twists abound. Sarah Pinborough fans, take note. Agents: Jonny Gellar and Kari Stuart, Curtis Brown.
Customer Reviews
Terrible
So disappointed. Don’t waste your money.