Dark Shadow

William Quest #3

by John Bainbridge

John Lardiner runs down a street in the ancient city of York and vanishes off the face of the earth. In a dangerous race against time, Victorian adventurer William Quest is summoned to York to solve the mystery – what has happened to John Lardiner? Forced into an uneasy alliance with the city police, William Quest finds his own life in peril. Men who pry into the disappearance of John Lardiner end up dead. In York’s jumble of alleys and narrow medieval streets, William Quest finds himself pursued by a sinister organisation. Can he solve the mystery of John Lardiner’s vanishing before his enemies bring his adventurous career to an end?

211 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 26, 2018

About the author

John Bainbridge is the author of the thrillers. The Shadow Of William Quest, Deadly Quest and Dark Shadow, set in the Victorian underworld of the 1850s and Balmoral Kill and Dangerous Game - Golden Age style spy thrillers set in the 1930s.
John has written four historical novels in the series The Chronicles of Robin Hood: Loxley, Wolfshead, Villain and Legend. These take the legendary outlaw back to a gritty medieval reality.
A countryside access campaigner, John also writes non-fiction books about walking in the British countryside, Rambling - Some Thoughts on Country Walking, The Compleat Trespasser, Footloose in Devon, Footloose with George Borrow, and a memoir, Wayfarer's Dole.
He is currently writing a prequel to the William Quest novels.
John's wife, Anne Bainbridge, writes historical detective fiction, the Inspector Abbs Victorian Mysteries and the 1930s-set Inspector Chance Mysteries. Anne's novels were first published under John's name.

John blogs at:
www.johnbainbridgewriter.wordpress.com
www.walktheoldways.wordpress.com

Reviews

[T.G. Campbell · Rating 5 out of 5]

I know I'm in for a rollercoaster of a read with a William Quest book and Dark Shadow was no exception. As brilliant as the previous books, it had me on the edge of my seat as the suspense-filled pages led me to the story's dramatic conclusion. I thoroughly enjoyed the maticulous recreation of Victorian Era York, and the intriguing twist of putting Quest in an unfamiliar setting. Highly recommended.

[MARY Ekweozor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Again loving the books, I'm now waiting on the new ones.

[Robin H-R Holmes Richardson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quest in York

This third book in the William Quest series takes Quest out of his comfort zone of London , at the request of some familiar friends, to hunt for a missing man. New associates and old adversaries team up in this intreging mystery. You won't be able to put it down. Bravo once again, Mr Bainbridge!

[Henry Butterfield · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yet again, John has turned out a stonking good book. He never fails. Dark Shadow has so many twists and turns it makes you want to keep reading. It's a real page turner. I don't want to be a spoiler so I won't say what the outcome is, but by Jove it's not you would expect! Well done John, I can hardly contain myself in waiting for your next Quest novel. So just you stop your walking all over the place now and get working on the next one!

[Leigh · Rating 5 out of 5]

There are not many books that can get you interested in the first paragraph or that is full of action and intrigue in every chapter or have characters that you can relate to and come to know and trust. This book has it all. While you can guess the underlying reason why the war needs to continue and why a man turns up at a particular house in the middle of the night the book as a whole and the other Quest books in the series are very, very good.

[Ana Morais · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fantastic reading, waiting for the next anxiously!