The Dark Room by Sam Blake- crime/Psychological Thriller  

Caroline is a reporter for a New York paper. She has been suspended pending 

an investigation that to her holds no water at all. As she has a few weeks off 

she decides to go “home”. Home is Ireland and she heads to Hare’s landing

 having heard good things about it. It is winter and there are few guests as the

 hotel isn't fully open but they have given her a discount and she has rented 

the boathouse so that she can be more independent. Rachel lives with Hunter

 and their dog Jasper on a houseboat in London. One day Hunter is knocked 

off his bike and badly injured. At the same time their boat is broken into

 and Hunters work things are stolen. He works in tv and was filming about 

the homeless and wonders if he could have inadvertently filmed something

 someone would rather not reveal.  Rachel does a little digging and the

 person he was filming -Alfie Bows mentioned Hare’s landing so rather 

than feel unsafe on the boat whilst Hunter recovers, Rachel takes herself 

off to find out more along with Jasper for company. What is the link 

between Alfie and Hare’s landing if any and why Hunter and the break in.

I enjoyed this, there is a wonderful sense of camaraderie between Rachel

 and Caroline as they strike up their friendship and try to find out more.

 I also loved that Jasper had a key role and loved his antics which 

provided a little light relief along the way.  This is brilliantly written and 

scenes beautifully described so that you can picture the scenarios easily.

 The tension is cleverly drawn out with twists and turns along the way.

A read that draws you in and keeps you there till the very end. 5* 

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THE DARK ROOM

SAM BLAKE

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A pacey and thrilling tale from the author of the

number one Irish Times bestseller, Keep Your Eyes on Me.

Hares Landing, West Cork. A house full of mystery...

Rachel Lambert leaves London afraid for her personal safety and determined to

uncover the truth behind the sudden death of a homeless man with links to a country

house hotel called Hare's Landing.

New York-based crime reporter Caroline Kelly's career is threatened by a lawsuit

and she needs some thinking space away from her job. But almost as soon as she

arrives, Hare's Landing begins to reveal its own stories - a 30-year-old missing

person's case and the mysterious death of the hotel's former owner.

As Rachel and Caroline join forces, it becomes clear that their investigations are

intertwined - and that there is nothing more dangerous than the truth...

Sam Blake is a pseudonym for Vanessa Fox O'Loughlin, the founder of The Inkwell

Group publishing consultancy and the hugely popular national writing resources

website Writing.ie. She is Ireland's leading literary scout and has assisted many

award-winning and bestselling authors to publication. As Sam Blake, she has written

four previous novels and has topped the Irish bestseller chart.

PRAISE FOR SAM BLAKE

‘You don't know who's manipulating whom until it's far too late - terrific.’

Alex Marwood on Keep Your Eyes On Me

‘Original, twisty and very gripping - this is a roller-coaster ride