Available Dark

'A skin-blistering crime novel as edgy and black as dried blood on a moonlit night' Robert Crais Before the New York police can question photographer Cass Neary about a mysterious death she was involved with in Maine, she accepts a job in Finland - far away from her troubles in the US.In Helsinki, she authenticates a series of disturbing yet beautiful images taken by a reclusive fashion photographer who has distanced himself from the violent Nordic music scene where he first made his reputation. But his body is discovered, mutilated, soon after her visit - and Cass is inexorably drawn into a dangerous criminal underworld.Set against a bone-splintering soundtrack of black metal and the terrifying beauty of the sunless Scandinavian wilderness, Available Dark is a chilling story of betrayal, vengeance and serial murder. 'Elizabeth Hand takes us on a dangerous and drug-fuelled trip through a world of art fetishists, death metal bands, and Nordic blood cults. This book disturbs and delights.' Paul Doiron, author of The Poacher's SonThis book disturbs and delights.' Paul Doiron, author of The Poacher's Son 'There's a deadly beauty to her bleak rendering of the Nordic landscape.' New York Times Book Review Ł7.99 [ISBN barcode: 9781472102782] www.constablerobinson.com [design credits]