All the Colours of the Dark
The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller – ‘a wonderful book’ (Richard Osman)
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4.6 • 369 Ratings
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- £5.49
Publisher Description
OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE
Two childhood best friends.
Torn apart by tragedy. Reunited by their search for the truth.
Even if finding it means losing each other forever...
A SWEEPING COMING-OF-AGE TALE, AN EPIC LOVE STORY AND A SEARING THRILLER - ALL UNFOLDING ON A VAST CANVAS
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The Sunday Times Bestseller
The New York Times Bestseller
The British Book Awards Nominee
The BBC Between The Covers Book Club Selection
'A tour de force' GUARDIAN
'An absolutely must-read' GILLIAN FLYNN
'A wonderful book' RICHARD OSMAN
'Entirely shattering' BONNIE GARMUS
'Luminous and heartbreaking' OBSERVER
'A brilliant work of art' JODI PICOULT
*****
'Two people are less lost than one...'
There is a moment when childhood ends.
For Joseph 'Patch' Macauley and Saint Brown, it comes late one summer as Patch is abducted from their hometown. Devastated, Saint devotes her days to finding her best friend.
Held in total darkness, Patch is hopeless and alone - until he feels a hand in his. Though he never sees the girl, they fall in love. When he escapes, he's left with only her voice and name - and promises to spend the rest of his life searching for her.
As Saint's heart breaks for the boy she lost - and the man he becomes - she will shadow his journey, to uncover the truth behind who took him.
Over a lifetime driven by obsession, Patch and Saint must sacrifice everything for redemption, justice, and, ultimately, love - even if that means losing each other forever...
*****
'It's as good as everyone says. I have absolutely no doubt it's the book of the year' JENNIE GODFREY
'I've never read anything quite like it. This book will stay with you for a very long time' LUCY FOLEY
'My book of the decade' DAWN O'PORTER
'I absolutely loved it' SARA COX
'Kept me frantically turning the pages' KRISTIN HANNAH
'Breathtaking' RUTH JONES
'Amazing. Haunting. Unforgettable' PATRICIA CORNWELL
'A book to lose yourself in ... A huge achievement' ALEX MICHAELIDES
'Epic in every sense of the word - and some of the best characters I've ever passed my time with' ABIGAIL DEAN
'A masterpiece' ANDREA MARA
'The sort of book that only comes along once in a decade' ABIR MUKHERJEE
'The best thriller I've ever read' i NEWS
'One of the best books I've ever read' LAURA SHEPHERD-ROBINSON
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
This dark and gripping thriller spans three decades, and follows childhood friends Joseph “Patch” Macauley and Saint Brown. When Patch is abducted while saving a girl from being taken by a serial attacker, Saint won’t give up looking for him and the missing girls thought to have been taken by the same man. Chris Whitaker weaves together a pretty wild ride here—it’s an incredibly vivid tale of friendship, an unshakeable search for truth, family, love and art. Dark in places, but ultimately quite beautiful. We were hooked.
Customer Reviews
Better for reading this
Chris Whittaker takes me on a journey every time I read one of his books, I feel like I’m circling the characters, and and building my own image of them, it took me so long to read this one, as I only read before sleep, but that has been a daily treat, travelling through Spain to the Yorkshire East Coast. My personal favourite book so far 💫
Best book I have read in years
The friendship between Patch and Saint will break your heart.
Excellent
An epic story over decades with characters you genuinely care about. Totally engrossing and beautifully written.