The Eye in the Dark

DCI Dani Bevan #12

by Katherine Pathak

Autumn Carlisle loves her job as cabin crew supervisor for Lomond Airlines. At least she did. For months, she has experienced a deepening sense of dread whenever she steps onto an aeroplane. Her dreams are filled with horrific scenes of injury and destruction. Autumn fears she may not be able to continue in the career she adores. It feels as if Death itself is chasing her down… DCI Dani Bevan is asked by an old friend to probe into the suicide of an air stewardess down in London. There is more to the case than it first appears. Bevan becomes embroiled in a multiple murder investigation which drags up deadly secrets from the past. The Eye in the Dark is the 12th instalment in the DCI Dani Bevan series of detective novels.

Genres: Crime

181 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 12, 2019

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

[Sue · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just wonderful

Every time I read one of Katherine Pathak's books it's like I've come home. I love her as an author, but my heart goes to Dani Bevan. I highly recommend this book.

[M · Rating 4 out of 5]

Recommended for mystery and police procedural fans

I enjoyed this well-written police procedural—set in Glasgow and London—with a more complex, interwoven storyline than earlier books in this series. DCI Bevan’s Police Scotland team investigates what appears be natural deaths of two elderly German tourists, while she’s in London investigating a supposed suicide.

As a crime fiction fan I read carefully as I ticked boxes, because I wanted to recognize all the nuances pointing out where the plot lines began intersecting. Police procedural fans will follow the twists and readily pinpoint the villain(s). I really enjoyed following the detectives as they doggedly unearthed clues and solved the crimes.

I docked a star because the medical aspects lacked verisimilitude—including a villain’s overwrought reaction to the threat of poison being released. Also, the many instances of psychobabble didn’t add anything to the storyline or character development.

4 stars for a great police procedural.

[Doreen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent!

Dani Bevan mysteries are a joy to read..The plots are clever and well developed, the characters are interesting and real, the story line is very unusual and gripping, and the conclusion is always very unexpected! Wonderful series and this is book 12.

[Patricia Moller · Rating 5 out of 5]

Action, action, action!

The best one yet! A highly developed intriguing plot, a couple of new male detectives, echoes of the Cold War Dan I and staff at their best. You'll enjoy this book!

[Gary Van Cott · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars