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A dark Australian police procedural packed with revenge, hidden grudges, undetectable murder, and a killer concealed within the community in rural New South Wales.
The first murder is obvious. The rest were designed to look like nothing at all.
Barry Stanton is found naked and strangled in his bed. The evidence says he had company. The pressure says the first suspect will do.
But Detective Inspector Jason Farrell is not convinced. As his team digs into Stanton's private life, a quieter pattern begins to emerge across Kingsbrook: deaths that looked natural, accidents that passed unnoticed, grief that never quite settled.
Someone is choosing victims with care. And they know how to make murder look like fate.
With a wrongfully accused man in the frame and families hiding wounds of their own, Farrell must connect the deaths before a killer's revenge claims another life — because the most dangerous person in Kingsbrook is hiding in plain sight.
The Darkness in Him is the gripping third book in the Detective Jason Farrell series: a tense Australian crime thriller for fans of psychological police procedurals, buried secrets, and revenge plots that turn ordinary lives deadly.
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Praise for the Detective Jason Farrell Australian Crime Thrillers:
★★★★★ “Fast-paced and gripping… will keep you hooked from first page to last.”
★★★★★ “The vibrant Australian characters and setting are a welcome break.”
★★★★★ “The plot twists and turns until eventually long-held secrets are revealed.”
★★★★★ “A really good detective novel, well written.”
★★★★★ “The clues are there. You just have to find them.”
★★★★★ “They are all brilliant.”
★★★★★ “A first-class mystery that you can’t tear yourself away from.”
★★★★★ “His excellent prose brings the characters to life and paints a vivid picture of life in a small Australian community.”
★★★★★ “He combines mystery with social commentary.”
★★★★★ “David Menon has such a way of keeping his books interesting. Great storylines.”
There are the Blackpool Crime thrillers, 'In the Shadow of the Tower' and 'Murder of the Unwanted' featuring DI Layla Khan.
Then there are the Australian Crime thrillers featuring Detective Jason Farrell and set in the fictional New South Wales town of Kingsbrook. These include 'The Final Hours', 'Destined for Murder', 'The Darkness in Him', and 'Don't Answer the Phone'.
There are also the stand alone Manchester Crime thrillers. 'Who Are the Bad Guys?' is a very much contemporary story with a sharp international political edge, whilst 'The Wild Heart' is a love story set against the gravest danger as someone's past catches up with them.
I've also published the series of Manchester set Crime thrillers featuring Detective Jeff Barton.
I like to give you a good entertaining read that will leave you guessing with twists and turns until the very end.
When I'm not writing I love my music and I'm mainly into soft rock. My favourite songwriter and performer is Stevie Nicks. I love to watch a good drama on TV and my favourite food is Indian, closely followed by French. I've travelled extensively and hope to do more in the future. I currently live on the Fylde coast in the UK and I'm of mixed English/Indian heritage. Oh and I once made a cheese sandwich for the actress Julia Roberts.
Thank you for taking an interest in me and my work.