A convicted killer. A gifted thief. A vicious crime boss. A disillusioned cop. Together they’re a missing girl’s only hope.;;

From Australia’s most exciting and original crime writer comes another electrifying thriller, set in Los Angeles, introducing a new - and decidedly unconventional - team of ‘detectives’.;;Blair Harbour, once a wealthy, respected surgeon in Los Angeles, is now an ex-con down on her luck. She’s determined to keep her nose clean to win back custody of her son. ;;But when her former cellmate, Sneak Lawlor, begs for help to find her missing daughter, Blair is compelled to put her new-found freedom on the line. Joined by LA’s most feared underworld figure, Ada Maverick, the crew of criminals bring outlaw tactics to the search for Dayly. ;;Detective Jessica Sanchez has always had a difficult relationship with the LAPD. And her inheritance of a $7 million mansion as a reward for catching a killer has just made her police enemy number one.;;It’s been ten years since Jessica arrested Blair for the cold-blooded murder of her neighbour. So when Jessica opens the door to the disgraced doctor and her friends early one morning she expects abuse, maybe even violence. ;;What comes instead is a plea for help.;;;‘Candice Fox’s brilliant crime novel set in LA will surely garner her a whole new set of readers … Gathering Dark is expansive, generous and thoroughly engaging and will surely cement Fox’s reputation as one of Australia’s finest new gen crime writers. It’s that good.’ Sydney Morning Herald;;‘Suspend disbelief and prepare for a wild, funny yet ultimately sobering ride. That’s my advice for anyone new to Candice Fox’s thrillers … Fox’s books are models of the professional thriller writer’s craft and Gathering Dark is true to form. Audacious things are done, at a cracking pace, the punchy prose designed to make readers share the characters’ physical sensations.‘ The Australian;;'Gathering Dark is Candice Fox’s best book so far, which makes it bloody good.’ Laurie Oakes;;‘Candice Fox’s writing is inventive, thrilling and totally addictive.’ James Patterson;;‘The queen of the creepily compulsive thriller.’ WHO magazine;;‘A master of the genre … grisly, original and exhilarating.’ Saturday Paper