num_pages: 534
description: Tormented by his harrowing wartime experiences and the loss of his family, Inspector John Madden is sent by Scotland Yard to investigate when a small Surrey village is torn apart by five horrific murders and joins forces with a beautiful doctor to capture the killer, a demented veteran of World War I. A first novel. Reprint.
language: English
title: River of Darkness
titlecomplete: River of Darkness (John Madden, #1)
characters: Constable Billy Styles, Amos Pike, John Madden, Chief Inspector Sinclair
genres: Historical Fiction, Historical, Thriller, Historical Mystery, Crime, Suspense, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, British Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 8392
places: Surrey, England, Waterloo, England, Guildford, England
series: John Madden
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Barry Award
category: Best British Crime Novel, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Macavity Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Anthony Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
category: Roman étranger, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Dilys Award, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Penguin