The Dark Labyrinth

A morality tale from the New York Times–bestselling author that will “delight lovers of the sensuous world of the Greek islands” (The New York Times).

A group of English cruise-ship tourists debark to visit the isle of Crete’s famed labyrinth, the City in the Rock. The motley gathering includes a painter, a poet, a soldier, an elderly married couple, a medium, a convalescent girl, and the mysterious Lord Gracean. The group is prepared for a trifling day of sightseeing and maybe even a glimpse of the legendary Minotaur but instead is suddenly stuck in a nightmare when a rockslide traps them deep within the labyrinth. Who among the passengers will make it out alive? And for those who emerge, will anything ever be the same?

“Superb, not only in the great passages of poetical description but also [the] casual wit and the brilliance of comment.” —The Observer