Darkness Rises

Jeffrey Flint #1

by Jason Foss, Jason Monaghan

When archaeology lecturer Jeffrey Flint is asked for information after one of his students, Lucy Gray, goes missing he struggles to find an answer. Her sister comes looking for clues. Lucy didn’t attend a family wedding. The girl has not been seen for five weeks. Much like Flint, her classmates don’t recall her presence, and if they do, it is as an outsider with strange interests in Paganism, witchcraft and the occult. With the help of a local journalist, Vikki Corbett, and an enthusiastic student, Tyrone Drake, Flint begins to piece together the movements of Lucy. When he suddenly receives a phone call from her, warning him off the hunt, it seems it is case closed. Months later, the Pagan holiday of Beltane looms on the calendar, reminding Flint and Tyrone of the missing student. They begin the search anew, gaining new ground… Until, after providing them with vital information, Lucy’s ex-boyfriend goes missing. Flint must start digging. Each step closer to Lucy, will take them further into an unknown world of Pagan ritual and dark magic. How do you find a missing girl, who doesn’t want to be found?

'Darkness Rises' is a compelling story of crime and terror from a master storyteller.

‘Darkness Rises’ was previously published as ‘Shadow in the Corn’. Jason Foss was the original pen name of Dr Jason Monaghan under which he began the Jeffrey Flint and Maddy Crowe series of archaeological thrillers.

358 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Jason Foss alias Dr Jason Monaghan, uses his own archaeological background to bring to life the character of Jeffrey Flint.
Foss previously lived in York and has recently moved to Guernsey, his wife's native island, yet still commutes between the two. He has worked on excavations at home and abroad and more recently worked on a Roman shipwreck in St Peter Port harbour, Guernsey. He is a Roman pottery specialist and has published several academic papers and books on archaeology, pottery and military history.
Foss has written stories since he was a child and was a member of a local writers circle in York. It was from this area that his pen name originated as he crossed the river Foss each morning on his way to work.

Reviews

[Leilanie Stewart · Rating 4 out of 5]

An enjoyable mix of occult rituals, a dash of archaeology and horror elements though not outright frightening. Jeffrey Flint was likeable enough, though I did think it took him quite a long time to work out what had happened to Lucy and the details of her death, which seemed to serve the plot rather than the characterisation befitting his job.

[Emer Bailey · Rating 1 out of 5]

Darkness Fell

Jeffrey Flint
is a sexist, elitist
hypocrite.
Vikki is unbelievably naive .
Tyrone is unbelievable.
The story could have been a short one.

[Wayne's · Rating 2 out of 5]

A little predicable.