As someone who recently blew through the Wayward Pines series, and enjoyed it a pretty good bit, it was easy to see Crouch had this kind of potential. Dark Matter kind of combines the best elements of that series, ratchets the crazy up a couple more levels, throws in some quantum mechanics, and comes pretty close to blowing your mind. I say pretty close because, while the science Crouch describes is pretty mind-bending, he describes it at such a basic, surface, level that things never become too dense or convoluted. This is a positive, because I imagine it would be awfully damn difficult to write a mainstream thriller if 99% of your intended market has no idea what you're trying to explain to them. 
 I won't say much more, as divulging essentially any plot detail borders on spoiler territory. I will say I will almost certainly pick up anything Crouch puts out going forward, and I'll probably read it in one sitting. He has a real talent for cranking out these science fiction(ey) page-turners. 
 (view spoiler)[ PS - Was I the only one rooting for him to run back into Amanda and live happily ever after with her in some other dimension? (hide spoiler)]