First came the darkness.
Then the storm.
Now Alex has no choice: it's time to face the fire.

Following a fighter jet crash in the Haitian hinterland, special agent Alex Lamarque is taken captive by a violent, drug-addled gang, the only authority in this lawless territory.

Unknown to Alex, his lover Mariam Jordane has escaped the deadly flood of her home valley in the Pyrenees. But Mariam, along with Alex's mother Gloria, is trapped on the wrong side of the world, facing a crescendo of dangers: the AI viruses crippling the digital state; the breakdown of law and order; and unexpected, terrifying news from a Paris observatory.

And four thousand kilometres to the south, in the remote Sahara, the consequences of the cataclysmic events at the Aswan dam continue to reverberate throughout the world.

With the woman he loves presumed dead, his mother in danger, and no hope of rescue, Alex must tackle his greatest challenge yet: break free from the gang, uncover the truth, and finally face the perpetrators of the global conspiracy that's seemingly hellbent on destroying the world. Can he - and the people he loves - escape The Coming Fire?

About the Author
Greg's first career was in theatre as actor, director & writer. He has lived and worked in Paris, New York, Los Angeles and Madrid. Having worked as an interpreter at a variety of international institutions, in 2015 Greg returned to theatre. Since then, he has written and produced 25 plays and musicals. His debut novel, The Coming Darkness, was named Best Thriller 2022 by The Times and one of the Books of the Year by the Sunday Times. It was endorsed by big names like Lee Child and Anthony Horowitz. Greg is a regular on radio, including his appearance as a guest on BBC Radio 4 Front Row. He now lives in Sussex with his wife, the novelist Kate Mosse.

Reviews

"A clever, fast-paced thriller with incredible world building [and] a cinematic narrative style waiting to be adapted for the screen." - The Independent

"Equally good at derring-do and dialogue... Mosse displays admirable audacity. [The Coming Darkness is] one of the best thrillers of 2022." - The Sunday Times

"Fast and absorbing, action-packed and loaded with atmosphere... This is ambitious and inventive storytelling." - Crime Fiction Lover

"Absorbing and intricately plotted." - The Telegraph

"A heart-thumping race against time." - Saga Magazine

"This is exactly the sort of big, meaty, ambitious thriller that the market needs. I haven't read a book like this since I Am Pilgrim." - Anthony Horowitz

"Superb - there's an ominous drumbeat throughout, and pace and tension, and a subtle and scarily plausible dystopia - and above all there's main character Alex Lamarque... one of the greats. Greg Mosse writes like John Le Carre's hip grandson." - Lee Child

"'It was easy to lie convincingly when there was no truth to conceal'. One of many sobering sentences in this finely-crafted, complex thriller. An utterly satisfying story set in a forensically detailed dystopic future which is too close for comfort." - Lesley Thompson

Book Information
ISBN 9781916678057
Author Greg Mosse
Format Paperback
Imprint Moonflower Publishing
Publisher Moonflower Publishing