Darkness Rises

Jeffrey Flint #1

by Jason Foss, Jason Monaghan

When one of his students goes missing, archaeology lecturer Dr Jeffrey Flint is reluctantly drawn into the search for her. His investigation takes dark turns as it leads into the world of the modern pagans amid the woods and marshes of eastern England.

‘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.

318 pages, Paperback

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.