When I read Moore’s first book, The Poison Artist, I was in awe of his writing style and the terrific sense of noir that he imbued in that book. It was different, haunting and very eloquent.
The Dark Room is similarly beautifully written. Atmospheric, dark yet tender; in some ways his style reminds me of Raymond Chandler, without some of the brusqueness. The San Francisco backdrop adds another layer of descriptive richness and is almost another character in its own right.
Boy, can this man tell a story. I was fascinated and enthralled. The story starts with a body being exhumed, a body that holds a surprise that only the San Francisco Police Department’s Inspector Gavin Cain was half expecting.
What follows is a dark tale of murder, privilege and unspeakable cruelty, told in rich and compelling prose. This is a dark mystery and Moore does not shy away from killing some of his most likeable characters.
A fascinating police procedural, this is a crime novel redolent with atmosphere, with beautifully rich prose and cleverly pulls together numerous strands of a very well plotted story, with some interesting twists and turns.
I didn’t want this book to end; it was so intense and so good.
Highly recommended.

I kept seeing this cover on my various book "hunts" true to the reviews it was a throughly enjoyable, well written book.