Facing the Dark

by Michael Harrison

Simon's father has been accused of the murder of a rival cab driver and Simon faces a life branded as the son of a murderer. Then he meets Charley, grieving for her dead father, the murder victim, and they determine to find out the real story behind the murder. Together they can face up to the danger which surrounds them, and bring back some hope for the future. Michael Harrison was born in Oxford in 1939. He has taught in North Queensland, London, Oxford, and Hartlepool but is now a part-time librarian in Oxford and enjoys visiting schools as a writer. He is married with two grown-up sons. His previous books include a history of witches, funny novels, retellings of Norse myths, a book of poems, Junk Mail, and a retelling of Don Quixote. Together with Christopher Stuart-Clark, he has anthologised many books for OUP, including The Oxford Treasury of Classic Poems. Facing the Dark is his second novel for OUP, and is now reissued in a smaller mass- market format.

Genres: Mystery

142 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1999

About the author

Michael Harrison has written four teenage novels and has edited many highly-acclaimed poetry anthologies.

Reviews

[Chey · Rating 5 out of 5]

great mystery book ,keeps you on your toes to the end.

[Asenath · Rating 3 out of 5]

Charley's dad is killed. Simon's dad is accused of the murder. They both go and look for clues that the police somehow missed...collaborate and face danger--and have no reason whatsoever to not tell their moms/police what they found

[Zen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Got this one as a gift from a friend... I wouldn't have picked it up under normal circumstances. It was an okay read, nothing too special, I recall it got more interesting towards the end, but by then I was bored and anything would've come off as interesting.

[Sophie · Rating 4 out of 5]

it was an ok book, it got better at the end