The electric new thriller from the bestselling author of The Traveller.

Fear stalks our lives, in the press, on the television, over the airwaves, across the internet. Everywhere we go, someone somewhere is always watching. Waiting for the mistake that will reveal secrets, truths, lies, the real story or what they want to believe. No longer is anonymity a given right. We are being controlled without our knowledge and we don't appear to care. Daily we sacrifice little freedoms that will never be returned. We are all victims. They are some who will fight to the death to protect those freedoms. They will not allow the forces of commerce and ideology to dictate their lives. They are off the grid. Gabriel Corrigan is one such man. The system doesn't like it. It says that you cannot opt out, that you have to participate. And it will do whatever it takes to return Gabriel to the fold - alive or dead. He can run but he can't hide - forever...

Fear stalks our lives, in the press, on the television, over the airwaves, across the internet. Everywhere you go, someone somewhere is always watching. Waiting for the mistake that will reveal secrets, truths, lies, the real story or what they want to believe. No longer is anonymity a given right. And small freedoms are sacrificed daily, never to be returned.

There are some who will fight to the death to protect those freedoms. They live off the grid. Gabriel Corrigan is one such man. But the system says that you cannot opt out, that you have to participate. And it will do whatever it takes to return Gabriel to the fold - alive or dead. It will pursue him to the ends of the earth. From the underground tunnels of New York and London to ruins hidden beneath Rome and Berlin to a remote region in Africa that is rumoured to harbour one of history?s greatest treasures, Gabriel will fight his running battle for freedom against forces that even he cannot see?

A mesmerising return to the world so chillingly portrayed in The Traveller, The Dark River is propelled by edge-of-the-seat suspense and haunted by a vision of a world where both hope and freedom are about to disappear?

John Twelve Hawks is the author of the international bestseller, The Traveller.

2008-04-25 The Dark River Review.. Ronald Brown

Hello,
I want to say that this book was a real page turner. A great continuation from the last book and the story line is fantastic with good twists and turns.
However, and this is just be my opinion, but this book felt very short compared to the first one, and I cant help but feel a little cheated that's why iv only given it three star's.
The character development is excellent as you find Maya slowly becoming slightly less cold and a little more human. And the inclusion of prominent groups such as the free runners gives the book an extra feel of realism that people can relate to in their lives and say "oh yeh, iv heard about those people (free runners), I wonder if they really are involved in a conspiracy". So it gives you more to connect with in the book and draws you in much better, or at least it did for me.
Overall I really enjoyed it but I felt that it was a little short compared to the first.