John Madden series book 1
Read By: David Hartley-Margolin

In rural England, slowly emerging from the horrors of World War I, the
peace of a small Surrey village is shattered by a murderous attack on
a household that leaves five butchered bodies and no explanation for
the killings. Sent by Scotland Yard to investigate is Inspector John
Madden, a grave and good man who bears the emotional and physical scars
of his own harrowing time in the trenches and from the tragic loss of
his wife and child. The local police are inclined to see the slaughter
as a robbery gone awry, but Madden and his superior, Chief Inspector
Angus Sinclair, detect signs of a madman at work. With the help of Dr.
Helen Blackwell, who introduces Madden to the latest developments in
criminal psychology and who opens his heart again to the possibility
of love, Madden sets out to unravel the mystery, even as the murderer
sets his sights on his next innocent victims. Darkly stylish, suffused
with tension, and rich in historical atmosphere, River of Darkness is
a novel of extraordinary resonance and power.

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