Darke Matter is a brilliant, mordant examination of the nature and obligations of love. Both immensely sad and extremely funny, the story wrestles with one of the great moral issues of our time.

'It's hard to fault Gekoski's writing, or the splendid character he has created. This book is even more stylish, funny and daring than his last' The Times

James Darke is dreading the first family Christmas without his wife Suzy. Still engulfed by grief, his grudging preparations are interrupted by persistent knocking at his door. He is soon obliged to examine the painful circumstances of his wife's death. Isolated, angry and diminished, James soon faces a crisis both legal and psychological. It will test his resolve and threaten his freedom and his family.

Darke Matter is a brilliant, mordant examination of the nature and obligations of love. Both immensely sad and extremely funny, the story wrestles with one of the great moral issues of our time.

'Supremely accomplished' Economist

'Gekoski writes with pace, wit and a lovely eye for telling detail' Jewish Chronicle

But what enriches this novel beyond the predictable is the skilled way Gekoski entwines his protagonist's nightmarish experience of being hounded and vilified . . .