Murder in the Dark, Simon R. Green
Murder in the Dark, Simon R. Green
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Murder in the Dark
An Ishmael Jones Mystery

Author: Simon R. Green

Narrator: Gildart Jackson

Unabridged: 6 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/07/2020


Synopsis

The sudden appearance of a sinister black hole in the English countryside leads to a baffling murder investigation for Ishmael Jones.“The past is England’s dreaming, and not all of it sleeps soundly …”Ishmael Jones and his partner Penny have been despatched to assist a group of scientists who are investigating a mysterious black hole which has appeared on a Somerset hillside. Could it really be a doorway to another dimension, an opening into another world?When one of the scientists disappears into the hole—with fatal consequences—Ishmael must prove whether it was an accident—or murder. But with no clues, no witnesses, and no apparent motive, he has little to go on. Is there an alien predator at large, or is an all-too-human killer responsible? Only one thing is certain: if Ishmael does not uncover the truth in time, more deaths will follow.

About Simon R. Green

Simon Green is the author of more than sixty science fiction, fantasy, and mystery novels in numerous series. His work also appears in the anthology Weird Detectives, along with Jim Butcher, Neil Gaiman, and Patricia Briggs, among others. His books have sold more than three million copies worldwide and have been translated into more than a dozen languages.

About Gildart Jackson

Gildart Jackson is a professional actor with experience on stage, on screen, and behind the mic. Best known for his role as Gideon on Charmed, he has narrated more than seventy audiobooks and has appeared on Providence, General Hospital, Stargate: Atlantis, Las Vegas, and CSI as well as in The Seagull, My Fair Lady, and Private Eyes at the Old Globe.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Magdalena aka A Bookaholic Swede on January 18, 2020

This book actually takes to readers away from the usual creepy haunted house/mansion etc theme. Instead, there is a hole. Yes sir, a killing hole! I always enjoy these books although, the very best of the Ismael Jones book is the brilliant DEAD MAN WALKING. It could be that it was the very first I r......more

Goodreads review by Julie on September 26, 2018

Ishmael Jones and his partner Penny Balcourt are on another case. This time, a strange black hole has opened up in a hillside in Somerset. A group of scientists have been sent to examine and study the phenomena. Jones has been called in because an archaeologist fell into the hole and disappeared. Up......more

Goodreads review by Sue on January 17, 2019

In the latest Ishmael Jones mystery, he and Penny take off in her vintage car for the countryside where a black hole has appeared on a lonely hillside. They are to supervise/protect scientists studying this unknown phenomenon. The disappearance of an archaeologist on a nearby dig precipitated this e......more

Goodreads review by Empress Reece (Hooked on Books) on January 26, 2020

3.5 stars... This book was better then the last one but it still felt a little rushed. I figured it out very early on too. Instead of the books getting better, it seems like they are going in the opposite direction. The repetitiveness was very obvious in this book too and not just in the introduction......more

Goodreads review by Maxine on October 28, 2018

Strange holes that seem to defy all the laws of physics have been appearing and disappearing in the English countryside. During a scientific investigation of the most recent appearance, an archaeologist disappears into the hole and doesn't return. Now Ismael, alien (as in not of this world alien) in......more


Quotes

“Readers who have been following [Jones’s] adventures will find much to enjoy in this latest escapade. Readers who have not yet made Jones’s acquaintance need to get with the program now.” Booklist

“Green follows up Into the Thinnest of Air with this latest blend of sf, mystery, and horror that features the author’s trademark black humor and ratchets up the suspense with a compelling story line reminiscent of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None.” Library Journal