Dark Tides, Chris Ewan
Dark Tides, Chris Ewan
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Dark Tides

Author: Chris Ewan

Narrator: Alex Tregear

Unabridged: 11 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/08/2015

Synopsis

When another Halloween brings an additional death, a young police officer on the Isle of Man suspects they are connected to dark secrets in her own past.When Claire Cooper was eight years old her mother mysteriously vanished during Hop-tu-naa, Halloween on the Isle of Man. At fourteen, Claire is still struggling to come to terms with her disappearance when she’s befriended by a group of five teenagers who mark every Halloween by performing dares. But Claire’s arrival begins to alter the group’s dynamic until one year a prank goes terribly wrong, changing all their futures and tearing the friends apart.Six years later, one of the friends is killed on Halloween in an apparent accident. But Claire, now a police officer, has her doubts. Is a single footprint found near the body a deliberate taunt? As another Halloween dawns, bringing with it another death and another footprint, Claire becomes convinced that somebody is seeking vengeance. But who? And which of the friends might be next? If she is going to stop a killer and unlock the dark secrets of her past, Claire must confront her deepest fears—before it’s too late.Chris Ewan, author of the stand-alone thrillers Safe House and Dead Line, returns to the Isle of Man with a thriller that will keep you up all night.

About Chris Ewan

Chris Ewan began his crime-writing career with The Good Thief’s Guide to Amsterdam, which was called one of the “best books for grown-ups” by Publishers Weekly and one of the best thrillers of the year by the London Times. The Huffington Post also named Ewan one of America’s favorite British authors. He lives on the Isle of Man.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jay G on January 29, 2019

Want to see more from me? Check out my youtube channel: [URL not allowed] When Claire Cooper was 8 years old, her mother disappeared on Hop-tu-naa, the Manx equivalent of Halloween. Claire has always had her suspicions about what happened to her mother so 10 years later, she an......more

Goodreads review by Emily Kestrel on August 17, 2019

This is kind of a weird rating for me... I enjoyed the hell out of this book even though I thought it was super-predictable and I totally guessed the ending. I literally read it in two sittings, just couldn't put it down. I guess I'm just a sucker for this particular trope: a group of people terrori......more

Goodreads review by Liz on October 07, 2014

I’ve been a fan of Mr Ewan’s thrillers since Safe House – particularly because he always brings something different to the table with each new novel so you know you are in for a treat (or a trick?) every time, you are just not sure what kind of treat it might be.. In the case of “Dark Tides” the trea......more

Goodreads review by Book Addict Shaun on October 09, 2014

Having never read anything by Chris Ewan before I was drawn to this book on Netgalley because of it's cover and very exciting sounding premise. From the book's haunting and chilling opening to a fantastic finale it was a gripping read that lived up to the 'keep you up all night' line on the back, st......more

Goodreads review by Kim on November 29, 2014

There were a few formatting issues in the copy I had for review which slightly affected my enjoyment of the book. This will be resolved in the final copies. This book starts with events at Hop-tu-naa, which is the Manx Halloween. Claire loses her mum when she vanishes on this night after taking her d......more

Quotes

“A truly compelling piece of work. [Ewan] utilizes the more sinister aspects of Manx folklore, forging from it a truly atmospheric thriller that is impossible to put down. If Ewan chooses never to go back to his lighter Good Thief’s Guide series and continues to produce novels like Dark Tides, readers will have little cause to complain.” Daily Express (London)

“The novel’s formula is clever and well executed and Ewan’s portrayal of the island duly atmospheric.” Times (London)

“ The remote island setting—‘eighty thousand people, clinging to a rock thirty-two miles long by fourteen miles wide in the middle of the Irish Sea’—gives it a touch of The Wicker Man…Ewan skilfully avoids potential mantraps of melodrama or gore to deliver a truly chilling and thoroughly enjoyable read.” Observer (London)

“A dark and tragic tale, sinister and foreboding.” RT Book Reviews (4 stars)

“An engrossing story of revenge, remorse, and one young woman’s ongoing search for the truth.” Library Journal

“In a chilling page-turner that spans twenty years, Ewan explores the darker side of Manx folklore.” Booklist

“Solid, brooding suspense with a whodunit chaser.” Kirkus Reviews

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