Dark Enough to See

DCI Dani Bevan #11

by Katherine Pathak, Virtual Voice (Narrator)

In 2003, a businessman responded to a knock at the door of his remote cottage in the Highlands of Scotland. He was shot dead on the threshold, whilst his dinner guests sat in the next room. The killer was never found. Fifteen years later, DCI Dani Bevan and the heavily pregnant DI Alice Mann, attend a conference on the cold case. It brings Dani into contact with one of the detectives on the original investigation, a man haunted by a case which brought tragedy to those it touched. Can Dani and her team solve the murder after so much time has passed and when the evidence from the original inquiry led the police nowhere? As they re-visit the witnesses and delve once more into the past, the detectives must ask who they can really trust. Dark Enough to See is the 11th book in the DCI Dani Bevan detective series

Genres: Crime

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First published May 31, 2018

About the author

Katherine Pathak lives in rural north Essex with her husband and two young children. She has worked as a History teacher for over ten years and before that she worked in the book trade in London. Aoife's Chariot is her first novel. Katherine has lived in the south-east of England for most of her life, but her father's family come from the Isle of Arran in Scotland and this has been the inspiration for the fictional Island of Garansay, which is the stunning backdrop to this novel. Katherine's life-long interest in History also plays an important part in her writing and she tries to weave historical narratives into her imaginative and ingenious plots. Katherine is currently working on the second in the series of 'Imogen and Hugh Croft mysteries', which should appeal to readers who enjoy her well observed characters and gripping storylines. Katherine feels that a good psychological thriller should explore the quirks and eccentricities of human nature, but that they should always be believable and the plot should reward the reader with a deeply satisfying conclusion. Katherine enjoys writing the sort of novels that she likes to read herself and very much hopes that her readership feels the same!

Reviews

[M · Rating 3 out of 5]

Less Than Stellar Cold Case Mystery

I enjoyed a previous DCI Dani Bevan police procedural written by Katherine Pathak, but this book’s storyline was not as smooth as it could’ve been, because of the past/present format the author chose. The current time murder re-investigation was not as interesting overall as the original.
Ms. Pathak was wise to keep character Ravi Stevens—who was a DC during the original murder investigation—as an anchoring presence in both past and present.
Reading this book took me longer than usual because of 1) the past/present stories about the secondary characters, including children, and 2) the uninteresting subplot about a defense lawyer and his bar brawler client, and 3) I chose the culprit fairly early into the book.
However, I read through the entire book to follow the characters who are well-written and interesting as genuine people, especially DCI Bevan and DI Alice Mann.
I will seek out other DCI Bevan mysteries, because I enjoy the characters.

[Gail Christianer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read everything you can find by Katharine Pathak

Her characters are believable and very engaging. The plots are amazing police + human interaction procedurals.

I cannot recommend this author highly enough!

[Lenore Milo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good One

Great read another Dani Bevan hit. Keep them coming can not wait for the next one in this series. Loved it!

[Rosemary · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this has been my favourite book in this series. I have read all of the books.

[Gary Van Cott · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars.

[Julie Unwin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoyed the storyline

[Megan Dacey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent series of books

I've read all the DI Bevan novels and really enjoyed them. It was good to see the characters developing and hopefully they will be more to come.