The Dark
V.M. Giambanco (Valentina Giambanco)
📚 Genre
Fiction - Crime, Thriller, Police Procedural
🏢 Publisher
Quercus Publishing
📅 Publication Year
2015
🔢 ISBN
9781780878232
About This Book
Detective Alice Madison returns to explore a dark past in the Pacific Northwest. When a double murder in Seattle mirrors a horrific crime from twenty-five years ago, Madison must confront the shadows of a case involving three boys who went into the woods, where only two returned. The cover features a dark, gritty aesthetic with a thick weathered rope across the top and blood-stain details on the typography.
Book Details
Language
English
Pages
464 pages
Edition
Paperback
Series
Alice Madison Series, Book 2 of 4
Target Audience
Adult
Collector Information
Condition
Good. Visible shelf wear on the edges and corners. There appear to be some minor indentations or moisture speckling on the matte black cover surface, and a slight crease on the bottom right corner.
Estimated Value
$5.00 - $12.00
Rarity
Common. This is a mass-market trade paperback edition widely distributed in the UK and international markets.
Historical Significance
V.M. Giambanco is an Italian-born author known for her atmospheric Seattle-based noir. The series is praised for its cinematic quality, likely influenced by the author's background in film editing (working on projects like 'GoldenEye').
Collector Notes
Low collectibility value as a standard paperback. To preserve, keep away from direct sunlight to prevent the black ink on the cover from fading. Value is primarily in reading rather than investment.
Similar Books
The Gift of Darkness by Valentina Giambanco, In the Woods by Tana French, The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup, Still Missing by Chevy Stevens
Notable Features
Includes a promotional blurb from The Times at the bottom of the cover. Subtitle/Tagline: 'A promise to a loved one, carved in blood and bone...'