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  • The Darkest Place

  • An Inspector Tom Reynolds Mystery, Book 4
  • By: Jo Spain
  • Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
  • Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (326 ratings)

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The Darkest Place

By: Jo Spain
Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
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Publisher's Summary

From the best-selling author of With Our Blessing and Sleeping Beauties comes a gripping new mystery.

'Island of the Lost was the isle's name long before the hospital was built. In winter, they say the fog falls so heavy there that you can't see your hand in front of your face. Storms rage so forcefully you can be blown from the cliffs. Once St. Christina's was built, the name took on a new meaning. Very few who went into that place ever left.'

Christmas day, and DCI Tom Reynolds receives an alarming call. A mass grave has been discovered on Oileán na Caillte, the island which housed the controversial psychiatric institution St. Christina's. The hospital has been closed for decades, and onsite graves were tragically common. Reynolds thinks his adversarial boss is handing him a cold case to sideline him. 

But then it transpires another body has been discovered amongst the dead - one of the doctors who went missing from the hospital in mysterious circumstances 40 years ago. He appears to have been brutally murdered. As events take a sudden turn, nothing can prepare Reynolds and his team for what they are about to discover once they arrive on the island....

©2018 Joanne Spain (P)2018 Quercus Editions Limited

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love this author

I binged listened to this. Thought I knew the culprit... I did not! Can not wait for more from Jo

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Great story, kept me guessing until the end!

Another great murder mystery from Jo Spain, made all the better with awesome narration. Highly recommend, looking forward to book number 5.

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Another great Inspector Tom Reynolds mystery

This is another great addition to the Tom Reynolds series by Jo Spain. Jo Spain writes a great police procedural, compelling and twisty and turny enough to keep me turning the pages. The combination of a great yarn and decent long-term character development is wonderful and Aoife McMahon's narration kept my headphones on long after I should have moved on to something else!

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wow

another triumph from jo spain. I love these books. the end of this one was more of a surprise than usual. totally astounded by ending. excellent story wonderfully read, as usual.

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Yet again a great listen

As usual I’m going to say I loved this book. Great team of detectives and read story line. I just love these characters

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Great plot

What a story? Couldn’t figure it out for the life of me. Great ending and plot

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This is a Great book. Great story. Love the characters and the plot

Also well read

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Brilliant Series

I give 5 stars to this series by Jo Spain. The story line has wonderfully real characters and twisting, turning plots. The narrator is brilliant. Thank you.

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Dark Is Right....

Difficult subject matter, but I persevered as once I started I couldn't stop. Incredible twist I did not see coming. Such a fabulous series, can't wait to start the next one.

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I didn't pick the end!

Loved it. Enjoy the characters, great plot with a twist in the tale. Absolutely love the performance. I could listen to Aoife forever, she's one of the reasons, apart from the light 'who done it', that I listen to this series.

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