When the Darkness Swallowed the Sun

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Genres

LGBT Mystery, Crime Mystery, Crime Thriller, Travel Fiction, Murder Mystery, Based on a True Story, Adventure, Psychological Thriller, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

Death, Sex, and Violence

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Publication Date

Jan 10, 2026

Page Length

240 pages

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When the Darkness Swallowed the Sun

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Blurb

Inspired by the Thailand backpacker murders, based on the author's own experiences as a reporter…

Haunted by guilt after a deadly accident, London journalist Dan Young flees to Bangkok, reinventing himself in the city’s expat underworld. But when two backpackers are savagely murdered on a paradise island, he’s drawn into the case—an obsession that only leads him further towards the shadows. On the blood-stained sands he meets Chalerm, a magnetic Thai drifter whose easy charm hides a predator’s gaze. As the young man pulls Dan deeper into his orbit, loyalties fracture, desires ignite and the island dream descends into a nightmare.

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Genres

LGBT Mystery, Crime Mystery, Crime Thriller, Travel Fiction, Murder Mystery, Based on a True Story, Adventure, Psychological Thriller, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

Death, Sex, and Violence

Type of Ending

Series

Not part of a series

Author Prefers A Review On

Goodreads, Amazon, or BookBub

Reader Spots Remaining

Number of days to read

Publication Date

Jan 10, 2026

Page Length

240 pages

Available Formats

ePub and PDF

Author

Robin Newbold is an author and journalist. Fourth novel, thriller When the Darkness Swallowed the Sun, is due out in January from indie publisher Spectrum Books. His work has appeared in The Times, the South China Morning Post, Bangkok Metro and Gay Times.

Publisher

Spectrum Books