The Dark Winter
A Novel
Detective Sergeant McAvoy: Book #1
- By: David Mark
- Narrated by: John Curless
- Length: 8 hours 29 minutes
Description
series of suspicious deaths have rocked Hull, a port city in England as old and mysterious as its bordering sea. They have captured the attention of Detective Sergeant aector McAvoy. He notices a pattern missed by his fellow officers, who would rather get a quick arrest than bother themselves with finding the true killer. Torn between his police duties and his aching desire to spend more time with his pregnant wife and young son, McAvoy is an unlikely hero: a physically imposing man far more comfortable exploring computer databases than throwing around his muscle. Compelled by his keen sense of justice, he decides to strike out alone-- but in the depths of the dark winter, it' s difficult to forget what happened the last time he found himself on the wrong side of a killer' s blade
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Detective Sergeant McAvoy Series

The Dark Winter
By: David Mark
Narrated by: John Curless
Length: 8 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
series of suspicious deaths have rocked Hull, a port city in England as old and mysterious as its bordering sea. They have captured the attention of Detective Sergeant aector McAvoy. He notices a pattern missed by his fellow officers, who would rather get a quick arrest than bother themselves with finding the true killer. Torn between his police... Read more »
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Original Skin
By: David Mark
Narrated by: John Curless
Length: 13 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
David Mark draws on his experience as a journalist to pen Original Skin, the sequel to his debut novel, The Dark Winter. Detective Sergeant aector McAvoy is a cop with a troubled past and a deep-seated need to see justice served. Here, he faces off against a new foe--a serial killer bent on revealing his victims' darkest sins. Read more »
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Taking Pity
By: David Mark
Narrated by: John Curless
Length: 11 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
The New York Times hails David Mark's police thrillers as "in the honorable tradition of Joseph Wambaugh and Ed McBain." In Taking Pity, Detective Sergeant aector McAvoy returns for another darkly enthralling installment of this internationally acclaimed series. Read more »
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Cruel Mercy
By: David Mark
Narrated by: John Curless
Length: 12 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
The latest installment in David Mark's internationally acclaimed Detective Sergeant McAvoy series, Cruel Mercy is McAvoy's first adventure on American soil. In the New York Police Department's 7th Precinct on the Lower East Side, Detective Ronny Alto is investigating a crime that's left one man dead and the other in a medically induced coma... Read more »
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