After Dark

What a thought-provoking read. So timely, so relevant and so remarkably written, it's going to live with me for some time to come

This book is so clever and timely. It is written so well and is so clever. Original and brilliant

An avid reader and life-long writer, Jayne Cowie also enjoys digging in her garden and makes an excellent devil's food cake. She lives near London with her family. You can find her on Instagram as @CowieJayne

**Adapted into the Paramount+ series Curfew** 
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WELCOME TO A WORLD WHERE WOMEN HOLD THE POWER. 
 
They dominate workplaces, public spaces and government. 
 
They are no longer afraid to cross a dark car park, catch the last train, or walk home alone. 
 
With the Curfew law in place, all men are electronically tagged and must stay at home after 7pm. 
 
It changed things for the better. Until now. 
 
A woman is murdered late at night and evidence suggests she knew her attacker. 
 
It couldn't have been a man because a Curfew tag is a solid alibi... Isn't it? 
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'An original, if unsettling, debut' The Sun 
 
'So timely, so relevant and so remarkably written, it's going to live with me for some time to come' John Marrs, #1 bestselling author of The One 
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Readers love After Dark: 
 
'A read-in-one-night book!' 
 
'Keeps you on the edge of your seat' 
 
'Wow this is a powerful book' 
 
'Unpredictable and thrilling' 
 
'I devoured this book in a single day' 
 
'I loved how the story unfolded and couldn't put it down' 
 
'This would be an excellent book club choice' 
 
'It will stay with me for some time to come' 
 
'The puzzle of the victim keeps you interested, invested and reading on' 
 
'Well written and totally believable ... It certainly gives you something to think about' 
 
'I was hooked from the beginning to the end of this unique murder mystery'

Jayne Cowie

A gripping and thought-provoking new crime mystery suspense thriller

If you could test your son for a gene that predicts violence, would you do it? 
 
Antonia and Bea are sisters, and doting mothers to their sons. But that is where their similarities end. 
 
Antonia had her son tested to make sure he didn't possess the "violent" M gene. 
 
Bea refuses to let her son take the test. His life should not be determined by a positive or negative result. 
 
These women will go to any length to protect their sons. 
 
But one of them is hiding a monster. 
 
And there will be fatal consequences for everybody.... 
 
PRAISE FOR JAYNE COWIE: 
 
'Nature, nurture, and parenting styles go to war in Jayne Cowie's tense thriller with a twist' Christina Dalcher, Sunday Times bestselling author of VOX 
 
'Original and unsettling' The Sun 
 
'So timely, so relevant and so remarkably written, it's going to live with me for some time to come' John Marrs, #1 bestselling author of The One

Jayne Cowie

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