Straying in the Dark

For the first time in Russian—new continuation of “the best British debut in the detective genre in many years” (Crimescene Magazine), “a noir as sharp as a razor, something completely out of the ordinary” (Lee Child). The first novel about Aidan Waites, “Siren(s),” became the main bestseller among detective debuts of the year in England (print run 100,000 copies), was translated into 18 languages, and Lookout Point (“A Suitable Boy,” “Gentleman Jack”) is now preparing a film adaptation of the entire trilogy.

Detective-constable Aidan Waites and his partner, detective-inspector Sutcliffe, have been temporarily taken off their usual night patrol. They’re assigned a more important case: to stand guard at the hospital bedside of Martin Vick, who has only days left to live—a mass murderer dubbed by journalists “the Lunatic.” Vick claims he can’t remember how he killed—supposedly he had awakened already covered in blood, hence the nickname. But when a power outage plunges the hospital (and half the city) into darkness, an unknown attacker makes a daring raid on the carefully guarded Vick ward— and the last words of “the Lunatic” send Aidan Waites on a search for the most real heart of darkness…

“Joseph Knox is the main hope of British crime fiction, and ‘Wandering in the Dark’ may be his best book.” (The Times).