''Darkmans'' is a novel by

Nicola Barker Nicola Barker (born 30 March 1966) is an English novelist and short story writer. She was born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. When she was still young her parents left England and settled in South Africa. Fiction Typically she writes about ...

written in 2007. The 838 page book takes place in

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, in Kent and focuses on a father-son pair named Daniel and Kane Beede. The book was a finalist for the 2007

Man Booker Prize The Booker Prize, formerly known as the Booker Prize for Fiction (1969–2001) and the Man Booker Prize (2002–2019), is a literary prize awarded each year for the best novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland. ...

. It is the third of a loose trilogy by the author. '' The Guardian'' ranked ''Darkmans'' #93 in its list of 100 Best Books of the 21st Century.

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{{reflist 2007 British novels Novels set in Kent Ashford, Kent Fourth Estate books