All the Colours of the Dark

In the first volume of the All the Colours of the Dark series, Chris Whitaker delivers a sweeping literary thriller that blends coming-of-age drama with a haunting mystery. For Joseph “Patch” Macauley and Saint Brown, childhood ends abruptly in a small Southern town when Patch is abducted. Held in utter darkness, he finds an unexpected connection - an unseen girl who takes his hand, her voice becoming his lifeline. After escaping, he is left with only her name and a consuming promise to find her again.

Saint, devastated by the loss of her closest friend, dedicates herself to uncovering the truth behind his disappearance. As the years pass, this historical, small-town suspense follows Patch’s obsessive search and Saint’s parallel investigation, weaving a tale of friendship, sacrifice, and love. The narrative explores rural American life through a psychological lens, merging amateur sleuthing with high-stakes emotion, as both protagonists risk everything for redemption.