The dark inside
By: Rod Reynolds
Publisher: Faber & Faber; Faber & Faber Crime
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 394
ISBN-13: 9780571323043; 9780571323067
Subjects: Fiction; Texarkana (Ark.) - Fiction; Suspense fiction
Description: 1946, Texarkana: a town on the border of Texas and Arkansas. Disgraced New York reporter Charlie Yates has been sent to cover the story of a spate of brutal murders - young couples who've been slaughtered at a local date spot. Charlie finds himself drawn into the case by the beautiful and fiery Lizzie, sister to one of the victims, Alice - the only person to have survived the attacks and seen the killer up close. But Charlie has his own demons to fight, and as he starts to dig into the murders he discovers that the people of Texarkana have secrets that they want kept hidden at all costs. Before long, Charlie discovers that powerful forces might be protecting the killer, and as he investigates further his pursuit of the truth could cost him more than his job...