Too Dark To Sleep

by Dianne Gallagher

Overview

Avid readers of crime fiction, noir or psychological thrillers will find Too Dark to Sleep a fresh take on their favorite genre. This is the first book in a gripping new series and not to be missed.

Maggie Quinn was the top homicide detective in Chicago’s Area One before she suffered a devastating loss. Now struggling to face each day, Quinn becomes obsessed with solving her last case for the department that now bars her from wearing a badge. But is she targeting the right person or is Quinn’s tormented mind pushing her to ruin the life of an innocent man?

Product Details

BN ID:	2940015764987
Publisher:	Brayer Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	11/18/2012
Series:	Maggie Quinn , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	NOOK Book
Pages:	381
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Dianne Gallagher lives south of Chicago with her family, too many cats and one old fluffy dog. She has been a freelance editor and ghostwriter as well as a sometimes gardener, steady cook and avid wine drinker. You can find her online at www.diannegallagher.net

Editorial Reviews

If the quality of her debut crime novel Too Dark to Sleep is anything to go by, Dianne Gallagher's name will spread quickly in crime fiction loving circles. This is a fine debut novel, and in Maggie Quinn, Gallagher has created a true one-off with as many layers as an onion. The descriptions of her creeping fears are sharp and realistically drawn - so much so that I found myself checking the shadows myself! More please. -Alice DiNizio

Crime Fiction Lover - S. M.

Too Dark to Sleep by Dianne Gallagher was deep, dark and downright jittery. It was a mystery that wrapped around every nerve-ending and played tricks with the mind...The finale was stunning… hand on my heart; I did not have any idea how the ending was going to unfold...I think I want to read it all over again!

Uncle Book

Too Dark to Sleep is a brilliant, well-written novel and Maggie Quinn is an incredible character, multifaceted and strong despite setback after setback. This riveting story tells of Maggie's battles with a brilliant "bad guy" and with the darkness that threatens her after her breakdown. The suspense in this story is first-rate from its opening pages to the story's conclusion and makes Too Dark to Sleep a spine-tingling book that readers everywhere will adore.

Readers' Favorite - Alice DiNizio

Too Dark to Sleep is hard-core, psychologically tense, crime fiction with an unpredictable plot. The suspense is hair-raising. Danger is around every corner, in each shadow that pulls the reader forward...Too Dark to Sleep has shades of Mickey Spillane and other broken investigators who take the reader for a quick spin in a fast car. The dark is every much a character as the people who work with or against solving crime. And intense read that will leave the reader panting and wanting more.

IndieReader - Staff Review

Chicago crime aficionados will love Dianne Gallagher’s debut novel, Too Dark to Sleep... Although the book is 381 pages, it is a fast read. I didn't want to put it down. I was fascinated by Gallagher's depictions of the subcultures of Chicago police detectives, the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, and Stateville Penitentiary. It's a world of clout-influenced decision-making where "who you know," 9 times out of 10, trumps "what you know." After all, that's the Chicago Way!

Noir Journal - Richard Reeder

If the quality of her debut crime novel Too Dark to Sleep is anything to go by, Dianne Gallagher's name will spread quickly in crime fiction loving circles. This is a fine debut novel, and in Maggie Quinn, Gallagher has created a true one-off with as many layers as an onion. The descriptions of her creeping fears are sharp and realistically drawn - so much so that I found myself checking the shadows myself! More please.

S. M.