From the author of the massive bestseller CLOSE TO HOME, comes the second pulse-pounding DI Fawley crime thriller.

In leafy suburban Oxford, a builder knocks through a basement wall, and finds a woman and child, barely alive. But the woman is on no missing persons' list, and her captor claims he's never seen her before. No one knows who they are - the woman can't speak, and there are no missing persons reports that match their profile. The elderly man who owns the house claims he has never seen them before.

A day later, another body is found - a young woman who went missing when walking with her baby in a local beauty spot. But the case is two years old. It can't possibly be connected to the first...

The inhabitants of the quiet Oxford street are in shock. How could this happen right under their noses? But DI Adam Fawley knows that nothing is impossible.

In the Dark is a very intelligent and brilliantly structured crime mystery. DI Adam Fawley returns in this second book from Cara Hunter.

'A twisty, utterly compulsive read with an ending you won't see coming, and that no one, no matter their appearance, is entirely innocent. 'Cancel everything. You're not going anywhere until you finish reading it.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Penguin books UK for an advance copy in return for a fair and honest review.

In The Dark was a great book. Nothing is what you believed to be in this story, a young woman and her child is found locked in a cellar, the owner of the house has Alzheimer’s and a local reporters body is found in his garden.
Plenty of twists and turns and interesting enough for me to want to read to the end.

Read Close To Home and loved it and so was excited to read this one! Great book and didn’t disappoint, I really enjoyed it and I love DI Fawley what a great lead character. I’m looking forward to the next one already. The storyline is kinda unbelievable but then also believable at the same time? Woman and child found in cellar nobody knows how they got there and there begins the story! Ending was good I thought, another great book,

Another absolutely brilliant book by Cara Hunter I adore this series and I really hope that there will be another in the pipeline.
The plot is so full of twists and turns it’s unreal it’s certainly a gripping read and shocking to say the least it had me guessing I’m lost for words it was amazing.
I can only give 5 star ratings but if I could it would be a lot more..
This is definitely at the top of my list of my favourite 2018 releases.
Thankyou for the pleasure of review.
Note to readers : don’t expect to be able to put it down because I couldn’t....devoured in one sitting.

Really enjoyed this one; which actually surprised me because initially upon first embarking on "In The Dark" I found it a bit of a chore to get into.
In retrospect, I think it was the many POV's that I had teething issues with, I just found it a tad difficult to separate the many characters perspectives.
Losing my way slightly and getting turned around on who was who and also whose head we were inhabiting at any given time.
It was just slightly tedious initially keeping everyone separate and straight.
So glad I persevered though as when things finally started to click into place for me "In The Dark" was pure magic.
I'm not usually one for reading crime/police drama; watching it on the old screen Yes (I love Vera, Inspector Frost and the like) reading it; not so much, but made an exception for this as it had such an intriguing premise behind it that really captured my attention.
A girl and her child imprisoned in a basement, the disappearance of a young mother that has confounded the local authorities for the last few years, having all the hallmarks of a cold case.
All connected in some form and just waiting for D.I. Fawley and his team to crack wide open.
There were so many twists and unexpected curveballs thrown here that I was in danger of getting whiplash.
I did kinda guess some of the answers here but many others were still a complete mystery.
This was so well done and so intricately woven that I was seriously super impressed.
I thought an especially great touch was the inclusion of all the officer's everyday mundane lives.
I really appreciated this aspect of "In The Dark" and felt it really brought a human touch to the whole proceedings.
Having a window into the ordinary really gave me a sense of comradery.
Ultimately forging a much stronger individual connection with all the cast.
This was one of the better police/Crime dramas I have experienced.
In conclusion, this was a fast-paced mystery drama that I am happy to give a thumbs up to.
Thank you to Penguin and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of "In The Dark (DI Adam Fawley, #2)" of which I have reviewed voluntary.
All opinions expressed are entirely my own.

This book was absolutely brilliant, and I cannot recommend it enough.
In the Dark was thrilling, sensitive, painful, surprising and so incredibly fantastic all the way through.
First of all the merits it was immediately interesting, the reader was put right into the action from page one.
In book one I didn't learn all that much about the characters however book 2 was exactly the opposite. There were also a lot of relationships built in this book and I enjoyed following the arcs that said relationships went through.
I usually enjoy regularly swapping perspectives and this book was no exception in that way. I think because of the constantly changing perspectives it helped keep the story constantly and consistently interesting and engaging. I also thought that the inclusion of Vicky's thoughts and flashbacks towards the end were a really efficient way of tying off the story as her whole facade came crashing down.
In book 1 I thoroughly enjoyed the inclusion of tweets and news reports and though there weren't tweets like in the first book I'm not disappointed as I don't think it would work as well as in the first, especially in relation to the family element in book 1, I did however appreciate the BBC reports and I hope that theme continues in book 3. This book was just a constant stream of twists and turns and every time I thought I had figured it all out something else would be thrown in my face and I just loved that by the end I was completely shocked. It kept me guessing and I am even more excited for book 3 then I was book 2 (assuming there is a book 3 on the way).
In conclusion, I loved this book and I will be recommending it to everyone I know.

A great thriller that isn't giving you anyway answers as to the ending, this keeps you guessing for so much of it and just becomes more and more messed up!

Oh my. Another AMAZING book. 2nd in the series and I’m eagerky awaiting number 3. Seriously feel like I’ve found the new Ruth Rendell.

An entertaining page-turner that will keep you guessing to the end. Shocking twist upon twist in this brilliantly compelling police procedural crime mystery

This is the second book in a series featuring DI Adam Fawley. I think it can be read as a standalone as I have not read the previous book but it would help you to know from the start that first person narrative is DI Fawley. I was 18% in before I found that out.

The story starts with Mark Sexton coming to view the work being done in the cellar of his new house. Seeing loose bricks he pokes them and is confronted with the image of a young girl lying on the floor of the neighbouring property’s cellar. The police come and find a young boy with her too. The house is owned by an elderly man, William Harper, who is suffering dementia and claims to know nothing of the girl and child in his cellar.

The young girl is so traumatised that the police cannot identify her. About 15% into this book and a day in the time-frame the police suddenly realised that a girl went missing two years earlier in a house backing on to this property. Really? In my neighbourhood a member of the public would have pointed this out in about 24 seconds let alone the police taking 24 hours!

There are many twists and turns in the plot and I did not guess the ending. I did find the narrative hard to follow at times as it switched from third person to first person and it took me a while sometimes to know who the voice was. I was also confused with the many characters as once introduced they are mostly referred to by surnames and I was having trouble remembering simply things like if they were male or female.

With thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Books (UK) for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

It wasn't bad but I didn't feel anything particularly engaging about this novel. It's another classical police procedural with a whole squad having almost equal time as important characters but not one of their personal stories made me want to know more about any of them.

The crime itself was convoluted to explain and hard to buy but also so easy to figure out that I couldn't believe all those investigating took so long to see it.

Finally, the dual pov wasn't much effective for me since I couldn't really see much difference in voice.

All in all, the best I can say is that it was an OK book, which goodreads tells me would be a 2 star rating so...there it goes. I didn't know it was a second in a series and won't read the previous or the next ones.

I'd like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC of this novel in exchange for my honest review.

In the dark by Cara Hunter.
A woman and child are found locked in a basement room, barely alive.

No one knows who they are - the woman can't speak, and there are no missing persons reports that match their profile. The elderly man who owns the house claims he has never seen them before.

The inhabitants of the quiet Oxford street are in shock. How could this happen right under their noses? But DI Adam Fawley knows that nothing is impossible.

And that no one is as innocent as they seem .

This was a fantastic read with brilliant characters.  A shocking twister of a read. I was shocked by the end.  I  am looking forward to next book.  5*.

Having devoured and loved the first book in this new series, I was more than eager to read more!

‘A woman and child are found locked in a basement room, barely alive...The elderly man who owns the house claims he has never seen them before....’

Hunter’s writing is easily addictive, I was soon immersed into a gritty, unpredictable story with twists and turns that will make you dizzy. With strong characters, the suspense and tension in this psychological thriller will have you holding your breathe into the early hours. This is a highly recommended new series and I cannot wait for book three! Five big shiny stars from purplebookstand!

I really enjoyed this. The first in the series Close To Home was excellent and this is a great addition to the series that does not disappoint too
SO many twists and turns. You’re convinced you know who the culprit is, then you’re not, and so on until you discover who is and you had no idea!
Brilliant

I never got around to reading the first book of Cara Hunter's but I am glad I picked this one up courtesy of NetGalley. The characters back stories were included so I could get a full picture of their history without having read the previous book. Needless to say I will be reading the first book and adding the upcoming third installment to my wishlist!

3.5 stars
In the Dark is the second in the Detective Adam Fawley series, I haven’t read the first but this episode read fine as a stand-alone novel. The story starts with the discovery of a young woman and her child locked in the cellar of an elderly man suffering with dementia who, in his more lucid moments denies any knowledge of them.

Cara Hunter’s writing style is interesting, documentation relevant to the case breaks up the paragraphs, such as interview transcripts, TV reports, e-mails etc and Adam Farley’s voice is distinctively presented in the first person.

So why not more stars? This is a twisty, turny, thing, usually a plus in my book, but I felt it was too twist, turny (if there is such a thing). Suspects who were in the frame changed a bit too often and too easily for my liking and the final resolution felt a little shoe horned which left me not quite believing how things panned out. I think in a nutshell I was lacking that A-Ha moment where everything gels together. This doesn’t mean I’m writing off Ms Hunter, this is only book 2 and she shows fab potential with great ideas and interesting writing style, so will be looking out for number 3.

Thanks to Netgalley for providing an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

DNF at 20%.

I could not get into this book. All the characters sounds the same, and it was incredibly difficult to read and understand who was speaking. They all had the same language, same style of speaking and there was just so many inconsequential characters that I didn't care about.

Excellent. I have discovered a new author who writes great thrillers. As I live in Oxfordshire, this also brought the story to life.

It's no surprise that Cara Hunter is becoming one of the UK's most popular crime authors. Adam Fawley is well-written and her books feel fresh in a genre that produces a lot of mediocre books.

A gripping read. Well written with lots of twists and turns. the second novel in the DI Fawley series, however, this book is easily read as a standalone. Not to be missed if you like police procedural books this one is a must.