The second book in Jane Buckley's unforgettable Stones Corner series, Darkness draws readers deep into Derry/Londonderry at the height of the Troubles, where loyalty, fear, and love collide.
The year is 1975. The streets burn, soldiers patrol, and trust has become dangerous. Caitlin McLaughlin, a determined young girl, dreams of a better life far from the barricades, but when violence erupts, her world unravels. James Henderson, heir to a powerful Protestant business family, faces his own reckoning as ambition, guilt, and divided loyalties threaten everything he stands for.
From the chaos of Derry to the cold walls of Armagh Women's Gaol, their lives twist together through tragedy, betrayal, and an impossible love that refuses to die.
Meanwhile, powerful men in the shadows use fear as currency. Charles Jones, ruthless and corrupt, schemes for control, while IOWA, a British operative obsessed with revenge, leaves devastation behind. As their worlds collide, innocence is lost, and truth becomes the first casualty.
Told with raw honesty and emotional depth, Stones Darkness is both a haunting love story and a vivid portrait of ordinary people trapped in extraordinary times. It captures the brutality of conflict and the fragile courage of those who dare to hope.
If you enjoyed Trespasses by Louise Kennedy or The Glorious Heresies by Lisa McInerney, this powerful Northern Irish saga will stay with you long after the final page.
