Curfew law keeps men at home after 7pm. It keeps women safe after dark. It changed things for the better... until now.
Sarah rebuilt her life after her husband was sent to prison. Now he's about to be released, and Sarah isn't expecting a happy reunion given she's the reason he was sent there...
Seventeen-year-old Cass disagrees with Curfew. She believes men and women should be equal. And she's determined to prove she's right - whatever the cost.
Helen wants a baby more than anything, so things are moving quickly with her boyfriend. She loves him. But should she trust him?
All of these women are in danger. And one will end up dead.
Evidence will suggest that she was killed late at night and that she knew her attacker.
It couldn't have been a man because a Curfew tag is a solid alibi... Isn't it?
"When I was a young woman at the police training academy, I learned two important things. The first was you never forget your first dead body. And the second was that behind every dead woman was a man who would swear that she was the love of his life, even as he stood there in a blood-soaked t-shirt with the knife still gripped firmly in his hand."
After Dark is a gripping and timely relevant speculative thriller that gives us a glimpse into a world where feminine fury has taken over, and men are being held accountable. But like any revenge, it can go too far sometimes. It let me indulge in a dark fantasy of retribution, of feeling hopeful and free, while speeding through a brilliantly engaging thriller (while also reminding us that a victim can become a villain in another story)
Our story jumps between women from all walks of life experiencing this familiar yet startling different world — from Pamela who is a police officer on the case, Sarah who works tagging men and her daughter Cass dealing with the aftermath of her ex-husbands imprisonment, and Helen who is getting the paperwork ready to let her boyfriend move in. We wait anxiously to see how their stories intertwine and what their part to play in the unfolding chaos is, as they learn about it all along with us.
Of course this story is a searing indictment of the victim blaming women receive and the consistent mistreatment they’ve faced, but each character authentically explores their own issues and fears that they bare on the pages through distinct yet deeply personal and conversational storytelling. I’ve read so many stories similar to this that speculate on a world where women didn’t just get equality, but payback and so far most of them disappointed me- either just being revenge porn or sympathetic towards systemic sexism so this is the book that I have searching for and I finished the entire thing in one sitting.
Wickedly smart and sharp, this is an absolute powerhouse of a novel that everyone should read.
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