Belinda Bauer grew up in England and South Africa. She has worked as a journalist and screenwriter, and her script The Locker Room earned her the Carl Foreman/Bafta Award for Young British Screenwriters, an award that was presented to her by Sidney Poitier. She was a runner-up in the Rhys Davies Short Story Competition for "Mysterious Ways," about a girl stranded on a desert island with 30,000 Bibles. Belinda now lives in Wales. Her latest novel, Snap, was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize.
"[Darkside] will appeal to everyone who loves the classic British
mystery . . . . An enthralling read."--The Times (South Africa)
"Bauer perfectly captures the charm and potential creepiness of the
rolling moors and deathly fogs and bogs."--Argus Weekend (South
Africa)
"Belinda Bauer's Blacklands caused the hearts of hardened reviewers
to flip a beat . . . Happily for the genre, Darkside shows she can
do it again . . . Tension mounts with extraordinary yet credible
narrative twists. As in her previous book, Bauer takes astonishing
risks but - like a brilliant ski-jumper - arcs down to the perfect
landing."--Independent (UK)
"Like Minette Walters, Bauer excels at depicting the psychology
behind the crimes, and she's not afraid to take some bold risks
with her plotline. Melding the classic horror setting of a small,
rural town with an atmosphere of creeping dread, this is sure to
appeal to both crime-fiction and horror fans."-- Booklist
"Outstandingly good . . . An unusually gripping tale, with places
and people vividly evoked and an unguessable . . .
conclusion."--Literary Review (UK)
"Probably the most shocking ending you'll read this year. Belinda
Bauer is the most disturbing new talent around."--Val McDermid
"Second novel syndrome may be a recognised condition but it is not
something that affects Belinda Bauer. I would press [Darkside] one
on anyone who loves Kate Atkinson, Bauer really is that good . . .
Another cracking crime novel."--Alice O'Keefe, The Bookseller
(UK)
"She's a thriller queen . . . hailed as the woman most likely to
lead the fightback against the Scandinavian crime-wave . . . It's
an extraordinary piece of writing . . . with a stunning denouement
. . . The result is one of the most gripping whodunnits you'll read
in 2011."--Sunday Times Culture Magazine (UK)
"Tense and imaginative."--Guardian (UK)
"A riveting psychological thriller which will have you guessing to
the very end."--The Mercury (South Africa)
"Another riveting psychological thriller. . . . suffused with
pitch-black atmosphere, Bauer's novel keeps readers guessing until
the deliciously unsettling conclusion. No sophomore slump
here--fans of Ruth Rendell and Minette Walters would do well to
make room on their shelves for Bauer."--Library Journal (starred
review)
"Bauer joins such contemporary masters of psychological suspense as
Ruth Rendell and Minette Walters with her twisted and tricky second
novel . . . The shattering conclusion pulls no punches and will
leave many readers stunned, even as they realize how everything
fits together."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Belinda Bauer won the CWA Gold Dagger for her first crime novel,
Blacklands, and she's produced a barnstorming follow-up with
Darkside . . . Bold, mordant compassionate, Darkside confirms
Bauer's reputation as a significant new talent."--The Sunday Times
(UK)
"Genteel and suspenseful . . . a most promising career."--Kirkus
Reviews
"Given the shallow pool of prospective victims and suspects, it
takes real skill to write a plausible whodunit about an undetected
serial killer running amok in an English village. . . . Set against
a landscape that would tax anyone's sanity, Bauer's grim tale
deploys a morbid wit that's positively wicked."--The New York Times
Book Review
"Happily the dark horse is not a one-trick pony . . . [Darkside] is
even more accomplished [than Blacklands]. . . . depicted with a wit
and warmth that make the macabre bits seem all the more
horrible."--The Daily Telegraph (London)
"In her murky tale, Bauer plunges into the realm of the psyche, a
brilliant twist . . . adding the final flourish to a nightmarish
story where a young woman forfeits a bright future to the ravages
of a particularly cruel disease, a murderer bides his time, and the
angry diatribes of an investigator are met with shuttered windows
and locked doors."--CurledUp.com
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