''Shades of Darkness'' is a novel by

Richard Cowper John Middleton Murry Jr. (9 May 1926 – 31 March 2002) was an English writer who used the names Colin Murry and Richard Cowper. Early life Murry was the son of the writer John Middleton Murry and his second wife, Violet Le Maistre. His mother c ...

published in 1986.

Plot summary

''Shades of Darkness'' is a novel in which a ghost story is the theme.

Reception

Dave Langford David Rowland Langford (born 10 April 1953) is a British author, editor, and critic, largely active within the science fiction field. He publishes the science fiction fanzine and newsletter ''Ansible'', and holds the all-time record for most ...

reviewed ''Shades of Darkness'' for ''

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'' #85, and stated that "The essence of horror is the turning of the screw. Cowper turns it with discreet style and wit, but never quite far enough."

Reviews

*Review by Dan Chow (1987) in Locus, #313 February 1987 *Review by Charles de Lint (1987) in Fantasy Review, April 1987 *Review by Helen McNabb (1987) in Vector 137 *Review by John Clute (1987) in Interzone, #20 Summer 1987 *Review by Mike Christie (1987) in Foundation, #38 Winter 1986/87 *Review by Don D'Ammassa (1988) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #100 January 1988

References

{{reflist 1986 novels