''Darkmans'' is a novel by

Nicola Barker Nicola Barker (born 30 March 1966) is an English novelist and short story writer. Early life and education Barker was born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England on 30 March 1966. While still young, her parents left England and settled in South Africa ...

written in 2007. The 838 page book takes place in Ashford, in

Kent Kent is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north, the Strait of Dover to the south-east, East Sussex to the south-west, Surrey to the west, and Gr ...

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 the Booker Prize for Fiction (1969–2001) and the Man Booker Prize (2002–2019), is a prestigious literary award conferred each year for the best single work of sustained fiction written in the English language, wh ...

. It is the third of a loose trilogy by the author. ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...

'' ranked ''Darkmans'' #93 in its list of 100 Best Books of the 21st Century.

References

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