The Blood-Dimmed Tide

<b>Unnerving... from [a] richly textured background Airth draws a vivid cast of full-bodied characters and a plot that satisfies.</b>--<i><b>The New York Times Book Review</b></i> <p/>With the publication of the <i>New York Times</i> Notable Book <i>River of Darkness</i> Rennie Airth established himself as a master of suspense. <i>The Blood-Dimmed Tide</i> set in 1932 marks the return of the beloved Inspector John Madden whose discovery of a young girl's mutilated corpse near his home in rural England brings him out of retirement despite his wife's misgivings. Soon he finds himself chasing a killer whose horrific crime could have implications far afield in a Europe threatened by the rise of Hitler. A riveting atmospheric multilayered mystery this intense and intelligent tale more than delivers on the promise of Rennie Airth's first thriller.