A Dark Hole Darkly

Patrick Hinkle’s mom is dead. Murdered.

And maybe he could find her killer if his brain weren’t for shit.

Or if her whole stupid life wasn’t as big a mystery to him as her death? If he understood her last words. If he knew who his dad was!

If he knew what it all had to do with an obscure British sci-fi show from the 1980s.

Before he can solve his mom’s murder, Patrick Hinkle will have to solve her. And to do that?

He’ll have to solve himself.

Don't listen to the lies your TV tells you:

Sometimes neurodivergence makes you a much shittier detective.

Content warnings for
Neurodivergence and mental health challenges. Family trauma. Neglect. Implied child abuse. Recalled homophobia. Discussions of suicide and suicidal ideations. Murder. Descriptions of crime scenes. Implied defecation. And mild but frequent adult language.

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Genre warning for
An unconventional resolution.

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A Dark Hole Darkly is the world's first ADHD detective novel. Maybe. A postmodern comic mystery novel about family, fandom, who we are…

And who gets to write the endings to our stories.

Published in 2025 by Ruesday Books.

Angle on black text on lined paper reading 'Clues: - blunt trauma to head, - no murder weapon found (crossed out), = forced entry, - no pants, - voicemail:
'I've been thinking a lot about Regulus'

White block lettering on black background reads 'We Never Lived Till We Died'

Staticy image evocative of a screenshot from an old VHS tape reads 'PLAY' in top right corner and 'and Nigel Kent' in the bottom right with a spacey background suggesting an old sci-fi TV show

White font like a comic book or handwriting reads 'What Should Be' against a green background

Angle on black text on lined paper reading 'Sometimes neurodivergence makes you a much SHITTIER detective