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''Don't miss it. This is a great one!'' – Stephen King

Soon to be an Amazon TV series

I am the legion of the night ...

He appears in the darkness like a ghost, made of shadows and fear -- the Midnight Man. He comes for the parents but leaves the children alive, tiny witnesses to unspeakable horror. The bedroom communities of Los Angeles are gripped with dread, and the attacks are escalating.

Still reeling from her best friend's close call in a bombing six months ago, FBI behavioral analyst Caitlin Hendrix has come to Los Angeles to assist in the Midnight Man investigation and do what she does best -- hunt a serial killer. Her work is what keeps her going, but something about this UNSUB -- unknown subject -- doesn't sit right. She soon realizes that this case will test not only her skills but also her dedication, for within the heart of a killer lives a secret that mirrors Caitlin's own past. Hesitancy is not an option, but will she be able to do what must be done if the time comes?

Tense and impactful, Edgar Award winner Meg Gardiner's latest UNSUB thriller will leave you on the edge of your seat until its riveting conclusion.

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''Meg Gardiner is the next suspense superstar.'' -- Stephen King

''In the third Caitlin Hendrix thriller, following the terrific UNSUB (2017) and Into the Black Nowhere (2018), a killer targets families Readers of the first two Hendrix novels won't be surprised to hear that the story in this suspenseful thriller is exquisitely constructed. No by-the-numbers thriller here; this one definitely lives up to its predecessors Gardiner is on a roll with this series, gathering fans with each installment like a snowball gathering mass as it rumbles down a hill.'' -- Booklist

''Meg Gardiner treats readers to her very best work yet...I am so high on this book. Of all the 2020 titles i've read over the last 4-6 months, this is easily one of my favorites.'' -- The Real Book Spy

''Los Angeles may not have snow at Christmastime, but it's got the next best thing: a stone-cold serial killer who provides FBI behavioral analyst Caitlin Hendrix with her third, and perhaps most chilling, adversary...Gardiner has mastered the art of the serial-killer saga without an ounce of fat.'' -- Kirkus Reviews

''If you're looking for a Criminal Minds fix or missing the initial thrill of Thomas Harris, I would urge you to seek Gardiner out.'' --CrimeReads

''Meg Gardiner has proven to be a writer who delivers. She gives thriller fans everything they want, in character, pace, and world building, presenting it all in a fresh way...The Dark Corners of the Night is Meg Gardiner at her finest. She gives us a flawed heroine you can't help but root for, a villain both complex and undeniably evil, and a plot that constantly puts you on the edge. If she ups her game any more, we might not be able to survive.'' --MysteryPeople

''The story never slows down for a second. The Dark Corners of the Night shows off Gardiner's impressive knowledge of behavioral analysis and all the technology, ballistics, and forensics that go into a modern-day pursuit of the baddest of the bad guys who are out there. It is a lesson in investigatory work and a master class in how to write a nail-biter of a suspense novel.'' --Bookreporter

''Gardiner weaves a suspenseful and horrifying tale that focuses on solving the crime rather than diving into gruesome and gratuitous details. Caitlin's expertise and background bring a strong emotional hook to the story line. As the pursuit escalates, so do the surprises, right up to the shocking last page. Gardiner's writing is lyrical and cinematic, and the final result is her best novel to date.'' --Associated Press

''This book is all sorts of terrifying...If you're a fan of mysteries/thrillers, then I highly recommend reading these books.'' --Shooting Stars Mag

''I could not put this book down. I have been hooked on the UNSUB series since I picked up the first book. This whole series is well written and chock full of suspense. Caitlin's character is brilliant as well as relatable as she deals with her flaws and struggles all while trying to stop serial killers. The physical toll it takes on her as she has to get inside the killers' heads to create a profile and try to catch them before they kill again is very insightful. I highly recommend this series and look forward to the next book as well as the planned TV series.'' --Tulsa Book Review

''Haunting, scary, gritty, The Dark Corners of the Night gave me goose bumps and made me check that the doors and windows where locked at night...Crime fans out there will love the originality and darkness of the story, the suspense that doesn't leave the pages, and the strong and human characters that drive the story. A brilliant and thrilling read not to miss!'' --Book After Book

''Gardiner's trademark breathless chase scenes are here. The conclusion will leave you haunted. As an extra treat for her fans, a surprise cameo appearance from Gardiner's previous series drops in. As a fan of all of Gardiner's work, this was a welcome treat.'' --Florida Times-Union

''Brilliantly written. An unforgettable story. Stunning.'' --Don Winslow

''This is a fantastic series of books by Edgar Award winner Meg Gardiner.'' -- Janet Evanovich, #1 New York Times bestselling author, on the UNSUB series

''Meg Gardiner's trademark strengths...characters as real as your friends, and a plot as real as your nightmares.'' -- Lee Child

''Gardiner makes ever one of her characters leap alive off the page.'' -- Jeffery Deaver

''Meg Gardiner is one of my favorite authors. She always delivers a terrific read.'' -- Karin Slaughter

''Meg Gardiner is an astonishing writer...I couldn't turn the pages fast enough.'' -- Tess Gerritsen

About the Author

Meg Gardiner is the critically acclaimed author of the UNSUB series and China Lake, which won the Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original and was a finalist for NPR's 100 Best Thrillers Ever. Stephen King has said of Meg Gardiner: ''This woman is as good as Michael Connelly...her novels are, simply put, the finest crime-suspense series I've come across in the last twenty years.'' Gardiner was also recently reelected President of the Mystery Writers of America for 2019 and 2020.

The Dark Corners of the Night is the third novel in her Barry Award winning UNSUB series, which received three starred reviews from the major trade publications and is soon to be a major television series.

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Meg Gardiner is the author of fifteen thrillers. Her latest is The Dark Corners of the Night, the third novel in the UNSUB series featuring FBI profiler Caitlin Hendrix. Stephen King says, "Don't miss it. This is a great one." It's been bought by Amazon Studios for development as a television series. The first novel in the series, UNSUB, won the 2018 Barry Award for Best Thriller.

A graduate of Stanford Law School in California, Meg practiced law in Los Angeles and taught writing at the University of California Santa Barbara. She lived for many years in Southern England, and currently resides in Austin, Texas.

Meg is the author of the Evan Delaney series, the Jo Beckett novels, and several stand alones. China Lake won the 2009 Edgar award for Best Paperback Original. The Nightmare Thief won the 2012 Audie Award for Thriller/Suspense audiobook of the year. Phantom Instinct was one of O, the Oprah magazine's "Best Books of Summer."

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All 3 books are dark and addictive and had me wanting to sleep with the lights on!!

Reviewed in Australia on 16 October 2021

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When Stephen King tells you not to miss it then you have to pick it up. Book 3 in the UNSUB series and another 5 star read for me. And now it is over? This series is incredible and I am sad it is over. Crime fiction readers, if you haven't read this then you need to change that now. All 3 books are dark and addictive and had me wanting to sleep with the lights on!!

In The Dark Corners of the Night, we follow Caitlin and the team to Los Angeles, where the Midnight Man is terrorizing the city. This killer is breaking into family home late at night and killing the parents while their children are left scared and alone. He is a sadistic and clever killer, and always one step ahead of the authorities. I couldn't stop reading and I was hearing every little noise my house was making! It was seriously tense!

I look forward to checking out some more books by this author, she has really impressed me with these 3 books and I wish that I had discovered her sooner.

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Reviewed in Australia on 22 February 2020

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Was a excellent book with with a excellent story and a great ending looking forward to the next book thanks 💪🏻🤠

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Em

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 March 2020

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I have read all books in the series. The author keeps the reader's attention and tension of the story until the end. Excellent story can't wait for the next book.

Old Asia Hand

Really, really disappointing

Reviewed in the United States on 19 February 2020

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I had become a big fan of the Unsub series and was looking forward to the new entry, but this book was an appalling disappointment. Overwhelmingly mindless and offering little but narrative propulsion for its own sake, what in the world happened to the intelligence of the first two books?

And don't get me started on the constant injections of cheesy psychology about the protagonist's attraction to self-harm. They seemed to appear every time the narrative flagged even a bit, and the presumed insights provided by those interludes were adolescent at best and downright dumb at worst.

Did I mention this book was an awful letdown? Yeah, I thought I probably did.

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Pisces51

THE "UNSUB" SERIES OF BOOKS WILL BE “UNBOOKS” TO ME; CAN’T UNDERSTAND THE POSITIVE RAVES

Reviewed in the United States on 26 December 2020

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My Review 2.5 STARS**

I finished reading this third installment of the author’s widely acclaimed UNSUB series of books a couple of nights ago. It is soon to become an Amazon TV Series and the “King” of horror exclaims “Don’t miss it. This is a great one!” before you even get to the Description of the novel. Stephen King has also already anointed Gardiner “…the next suspense superstar”.

The main protagonist of this book is “FBI behavioral analyst” Caitlin Hendrix. I noted in the inaugural outing UNSUB it mentions that she had been a narcotics cop for six months. She was described in the second book as a Rookie FBI agent newly assigned to the FBI's elite Behavioral Analysis Unit.
Then in this third adventure Caitlan “has come to Los Angeles to assist in the Midnight Man investigation and do what she does best—hunt a serial killer”.

The story opens with a bang---literally. There has been a bomb detonated at a hospital, and not just any hospital. We have Caitlin frantically racing to the scene of the explosion and arriving on the scene while its devastation is still freshly manifest. Caitlin is fearing for the life of her dearest friend (Michele, an RN who was working in the ER at the time of the blast). A fatigued and soot covered ATF agent ultimately finds Michele and she is carried on a stretcher out of the smoking rubble. The reader gets the impression that the brave rescuer is the lover or spouse of her closest friend Michele, at least until he and Caitlin share an intimate kiss at the scene.

The reader subsequently learns that Caitlin’s lover Sean is the former husband of her best friend, Michele, and that they have a child together. This was enough to elicit a “What the---?” from me, albeit it is explained at some point that Caitlin meets her BFF Michele’s ex-husband AFTER the break-up. There’s THAT I guess. However, does anyone besides me think that this is an odd relationship? Well, as it turns out, yes, it IS a strange situation, since Caitlin is not infrequently worrying herself to death that Sean is still in love (or lust) with Michele…yes, Caitlin’s best friend in the world…and if NOT still in love, at least still attracted to her and wants to be close to her. It is pretty much right out of the gate that I think Caitlin used exceedingly poor judgment allowing herself to fall head over heels for her best friend’s ex-husband and father of her little girl. If we sweep away the poor judgment, then we have untethered insecurities about the allegiance of his affections. This would cause some tension between Caitlin and her best friend regardless of the validity of Caitlin’s fears. We can put that personal information together with what sounds like a meteoric rise from working narcotics in book one to working with the famed BAU of the FBI in Quantico going into the third installment of the series.

The real action starts six months down the road, albeit with Caitlin still reeling from her best friend’s close call in the aforementioned bombing. The LAPD has gleaned that recent murders have all the earmarks of a serial killer and reach out to the Behavioral Sciences Unit of the FBI to lend a hand in assisting with the investigation. The FBI’s legendary profiler (Emmerich ) and other members of BAU Team subsequently descend upon LA, including Caitlin, computer guru Keyes, and the more senior members of the profiling unit.

The Task Force to track the serial killer running rampant in LA is ultimately comprised of so many cops and investigators from the varied agencies taking part (LAPD, the Sheriff’s Department, the FBI and independent consultants like Jo, a Forensic Psychologist whose Specialty is Juvenile Psychopathy, that it was difficult for me to keep track of “who was who” from one task force meeting to another, and that isn’t including all of the members who discussed the case among each other on a more informal level. I was easily confused by which individual of what department was spouting off in the book at any given time. The banter back and forth about the Unsub and the veritable flood of abnormal psychology and profiling facts and statistics just felt numbing and boring after a while. The character development was such that I wasn’t able to “see” or “feel” any of the long list of important players. Better stated perhaps, there was absolutely no sense of “immediacy” in Gardiner’s writing. I never felt immersed or like I was vested in the action taking place.

There was never a moment that involved this brilliant, meticulous serial killer dubbed “The Midnight Man” (that had the profiler team from Quantico freaked out for the most part, and certainly Caitlin) that left me with a single chill. He felt like a cardboard cutout to me.

Moving on, though, Location 2,981 is where the reader finds out that the heroine’s past history of self-harm, notably “cutting”, is not so much “past history”.

“She pressed the sliver of mirror in and drew it through her flesh.” “She felt exhilaration and relief. She felt soothed and punished. She felt control.”

Caitlin’s feelings after self-indulgence in slicing her arm with a piece of glass did not make me feel so good all over. In fact, a resurfacing of this destructive coping mechanism is not what I had hoped to learn about a lead character that I was already struggling to accept as sympathetic. The reader ran across Caitlin cutting more as the story progressed albeit obviously not as the saying goes “enjoying it less”.

“And she wanted to keep control over her life. The sleeves of her sweater covered her arms down to her thumbs. Nobody could see the fresh cuts on her arms. There were more of them now.”

By Location 3284 in the novel, we have Caitlin reflecting upon her feelings about the investigation, the hunt for The Midnight Man, and earlier about how she could ever see herself “Using deadly force against a teen …”

“It was a rising wall of rage and fear, inexorable, inescapable. She scraped at the scabs on her forearms. A row of cuts now ran between her wrists and her elbows. She wrestled off her peacoat and shoved up the sleeves of her sweater and scratched everywhere the cuts could be torn open. The pain was insufficient. She wanted a razor blade. “

It was at this point that I concluded that Gardiner’s lauded heroine of the UNSUB series was an emotionally damaged neurotic who handles the stress of the case by "cutting" behavior, ripping the scabs off previously self-inflicted injuries and making fresh blood flow. I am not interested in an FBI Agent, even a profiler prodigy, who needs a psych eval and a treatment plan---who also crumbles at the emotional damage she could suffer if she aimed her gun sights on a teenager---never mind that he is an incurable psychopath and has left in his wake a bloody body count of innocent mothers and fathers giving rise to a number of emotionally traumatized orphans. In the spirit of full disclosure, I have a basic intolerance for significantly flawed protagonists (male or female) who remain in the grip of their addictions (booze, pills, sex, depression over past mistakes or dead loved ones, or in this case deep-seated insecurities, seriously flawed judgment in her personal life, and self-harming behaviors to cope with stressors). These flawed heroes simultaneously stay on the investigation solving enigmatic clues, experience incredible epiphanies, and invariably solve the case. No more Caitlin Hendrix for me, and scratch the UNSUB SERIES.

I continued to read the book and it only made me more agitated. Caitlin later ponders:

“Hayden existed without the ability to love, so emotionally impoverished that he didn’t even know he was lost and starving. He was a boy. If she pulled the trigger, what would she become?” … “Could I take his life? What would be left of me afterward?”

Any shred of respect and admiration for Caitlan as an FBI Agent was already on life support…but right at this moment was where I figuratively “pulled the plug” and watched the heroine flat line for the remainder of the story.

In the final analysis, I find that as a reader I am really an outlier on this one. I can’t respect a thing about the main character at all, and the overall novel was more a 2.5 than a 3 Stars. I have read some of Gardiner’s early works and her true talents do not shine in this book.

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Linda S. Dimezza

What a book!!!

Reviewed in the United States on 4 March 2020

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I have always loved the book by Meg Gardiner. she has written some of the best in this genre. The UNSUB is simply outstanding and this new goes way beyond that. Meg Gardiner has expertly crafted a story that literally took my breath away. I liken the author to a fine, seasoned chef. We get the appetizer in Sean, Sadie and Michelle. We get the desserts from Rainey, Keyes and Emmerich. And then we get the main course with Caitlin. Meg Gardiner has created a superb cast of characters and she places them into situations that are mind numbing. Caitlin is an astute FBI agent/profiler with issues of her own. However, she puts them aside to apprehend the monsters who prey on others. She has compassion, a strong moral compass, intelligence and blends all of those to ensure justice for the victims. The Midnight Man is, by far, one of the scariest UNSUBS that I have ever come across. The story has many twists and turns and you are on the edge of your seat reading some of the passages. And then a most pleasant surprise in Dr. Jo Beckett!!! I have really missed her. If you have not read the Jo Beckett books, you should really considering doing so since they are also fantastic. As the book progresses, you are mesmerized by its intensity, the beauty and power of the words, the intracacies of the procedures and rationals. Then the very last part of the book you are at a loss for words by the last act of the Midnight Man and by the appearance of the Ghost. This is one book I will read again as I wait for Meg Gardiner to write the next one. Believe me, there will be a next one! Thank you Meg Gardiner for this phenomenal book and the time spent enjoying it!

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Brent Smith

Potential With Problems

Reviewed in the United States on 18 May 2020

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For most of this book I thought it was going to be solid 4 stars, but man the finale here let me down. It tried so hard to have maximum tension and excitement it veered into the ridiculous. All the detective stuff before that was pretty good, but these books almost feel like Criminal Minds can fic. If Gardiner would try to make these books feel a little more realistic it would go a long way. Not making dumb mistakes like having a character wield a shotgun, but then call it a .30-06 which is a rifle round could be avoided with a Google search. Also I couldn't understand why the main character was so shook by this particular case when a seasoned BAY agent would be used to greater depths of depravity on a regular basis.

That all makes it sound like I hated this book but I didn't. It was entertaining and a fast read. I'll read the next one because the Ghost storyline sounds interesting. Just up the realism and originality.

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