The End of Days: A Barney Thomson Serial Killer Thriller

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On a rainy night, Darla Nixon drives home alone makes a mistake changing three lives in an instant. A twisty tale worthy of John Grisham unravels between the laws. Darla keeps her fatal secret until it’s too late for Jennifer Lane to fix -- or is it? 

Grab your copy today and find out!

*formerly titled "Darla's Deceit"

Lt. Joe Gunther of the Brattleboro, Vermont police force has a serious problem: in a community where a decade could pass without a single murder, the body count is suddenly mounting. Innocent citizens are being killed—and others set-up—seemingly orchestrated by a mysterious ski-masked man. Signs suggest that a three year-old murder trial might lie at the heart of things, but it’s a case that many in the department would prefer remained closed. A man of quiet integrity, Lt. Gunther knows that he must pursue the case to its conclusion, wherever it leads.

Open Season is the first of Archer Mayor’s twenty-three Joe Gunther novels, a series of gripping police procedurals set in New England, where small-town charm, stoicism and civility sometimes conceal brutal truths.

"Silver bells, grey clouds, Christmas-time in the city. Sleigh rides on snow. Santa Claus and bright-eyed children. Mulled wine and mince pies. Tinsel on pine trees, snow falling on oaks. Mistletoe and indiscretions. Peace on Earth, goodwill to men. The baby Jesus, shepherds, the Three Wise Men, Bing Crosby and Perry Como. Ding dong merrily on high, hark! the herald angels sing, good Christian men rejoice. Turkey, sage & onion stuffing and roast tatties. Cold and frosty mornings, sledging on hills of thick snow. School's out, work's closed, cold feet roasting by an open fire. In the air there's the feeling of Christmas.

Of course, it was still only October."

So begins the third Barney Thomson novel, Murderers Anonymous, in which we find the most infamous barber in the world back behind the chair. Having handed himself in to the police and been rejected as 'just another Barney Thomson amongst many thousands', Barney returns to what he does best: handing out the finest haircuts ever seen in the western hemisphere.

However, in trying to come to terms with his murder-ridden past, he joins the local branch of Murderers Anonymous, bringing him once more into contact with the deranged, the criminally insane and the out-and-out sadistically naughty. In no time at all there's a killer reducing the population of Glasgow on a daily basis, and the hapless Barney is soon caught up in this tangled web of death, butchery and Elvis.

Praise for The Long Midnight of Barney Thomson

"This chilling black comedy unfolds at dizzying speed... an impressive debut novel." – Sunday Mirror

"The plot, Russian literature fans, is a modern spin on Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment. The bloody ending, movie buffs, is pure Reservoir Dogs." – The Mirror

"This is pitch-black comedy spun from the finest writing. Fantastic plot, unforgettable scenes and plenty of twisted belly laughs." – New Woman

Praise for The Barber Surgeon's Hairshirt

“A mad, macabre romp with surreal characters and cutting black humour.” – The Sunday Mirror

“Gloriously over the top, very bloody and very, very funny.” – Daily Telegraph

“A novel which is both genuinely silly and a fun read.” – The Scotsman

“A flawless follow-up to an impressive debut, this is extremely well-written, highly amusing and completely unpredictable in its outrageous plot twists and turns.” – The List

“Lindsay's burlesque thrills offer no sex, no drugs, no desperation to be cool. Just straightforward adult story; fantastic plot, clazzic timing and gleeful delight in the grotesque. With more talent than Irvine Welsh could dream of, Lindsay has crafted a macabre masterpiece where content lives up to style.” – What’s On


About the author

Douglas Lindsay is the author of the Barney Thomson crime series, which begins with The Long Midnight of Barney Thomson, and is currently seven novels and a novella strong. The Barber Surgeon's Hairshirt is the second book in the series, and Murderers Anonymous is number three. Douglas is also the author of Lost In Juarez and The Unburied Dead. He lives in Somerset.

Fast paced, existential crime thriller, ideal for fans of Peter James and cult favourite ‘The Wicker Man.’

Burned out Brixton cop DI Nic Flanegan is alone on Halloween night after escaping prison for his part in a botched raid. Walking the line between the ‘darkness and the light,’ he meets a circus Ringmaster who gives him a ticket to a rock festival, a 'Disneyland for adults'.

Coincidentally, Nic works on the case of a promising politician who went missing one year earlier, seemingly at the same festival. Digging deeper, he discovers the thrill-seeking politician has questions to answer.

Arriving at the festival, Nic re-treads the politician’s footsteps, both men finding their own very different utopias at the festival.

But is the festival all it seems to be? And does Nic have more in common with the corrupt politician than he’d like to think? As Nic goes 'native', he’s drawn toward his own dark destiny….

Barney Thomson is a barber on the run.

Notorious throughout Scotland as the most prolific serial killer since the Black Death, he has escaped Glasgow and the long arm of the law by hiding out in a monastery in the frozen far north-west.

However, as the snow descends, and the police slowly close in on his hideout, a new, vicious and altogether more psychotic murderer is wreaking havoc amongst the monks …

Praise for The Barber Surgeon's Hairshirt

“A mad, macabre romp with surreal characters and cutting black humour.” The Sunday Mirror

“Gloriously over the top, very bloody and very, very funny.” Daily Telegraph

“A novel which is both genuinely silly and a fun read.” The Scotsman

“A flawless follow-up to an impressive debut, this is extremely well-written, highly amusing and completely unpredictable in its outrageous plot twists and turns.” The List

“Lindsay's burlesque thrills offer no sex, no drugs, no desperation to be cool. Just straightforward adult story; fantastic plot, clazzic timing and gleeful delight in the grotesque. With more talent than Irvine Welsh could dream of, Lindsay has crafted a macabre masterpiece where content lives up to style.” What’s On

About the author:

Douglas Lindsay is the author of the Barney Thomson crime series, which begins with The Long Midnight of Barney Thomson, and is currently seven novels and a novella strong. The Barber Surgeon's Hairshirt is the second book in the series. Douglas is also the author of Lost In Juarez and The Unburied Dead. He lives in Somerset.