LoveReading Book of the Month April 2023

'A Hitchcockian chiller with a powerful sense of rampant terror' - Maxim Jakubowski, Crime Time

'Drawn from real life cases, this brilliantly twisty thriller exposes the grimmest recesses of the dark web through a disturbing story of murder, misogyny and sickening surveillance.' - LoveReading

'Riveting, tense and supremely chilling, this is an eye-opening must-read for crime fiction fans everywhere.' - Anna Downes, author of The Safe Place

Once you're online, there's nowhere to hide.

A riveting psychological thriller drawn from true events, Dark Mode delves into the terrifying reality of the dark web, and the price we pay for surrendering our privacy one click at a time.

Is it paranoia - or is someone watching? For years, Reagan Carsen has kept her life offline. No socials. No internet presence. No photos. Safe. Until the day she stumbles on a shocking murder in a Sydney laneway. The victim looks just like her.

Coincidence? As more murders shake the city and she's increasingly drawn out from hiding, Reagan is forced to confront her greatest fear.

She's been found.

About the Author
Ashley Kalagian Blunt is the author of How to Be Australian and My Name Is Revenge, which was shortlisted for the 2019 Woollahra Digital Literary Awards and was a finalist in the 2018 Carmel Bird Digital Literary Award. Her writing appears in the Sydney Morning Herald, Overland, Griffith Review, Sydney Review of Books, Australian Book Review, Kill Your Darlings and more. Ashley teaches creative writing and co-hosts James and Ashley Stay at Home, a podcast about writing, creativity and health. Originally from Canada, she has lived and worked in South Korea, Peru and Mexico.

Reviews
Drawn from real life cases, this brilliantly twisty thriller exposes the grimmest recesses of the dark web through a disturbing story of murder, misogyny and sickening surveillance. * LoveReading *
'A Hitchcockian chiller with a powerful sense of rampant terror' -- Maxim Jakubowski * Crime Time *



Book Information
ISBN 9781761152214
Author Ashley Kalagian Blunt
Format Hardback
Page Count 400
Imprint Ultimo Press
Publisher Ultimo Press
Weight(grams) 630g