Darker Than The Night

Winter 1926, Albany, New York. The nation is in the grip of prohibition. Corruption and bootleggers proliferate. A local actress is murdered one night and the city is on high alert. At a dance marathon at Harmanus Bleecker Hall, a second horrendous death occurs, the victim a relative of Alan Cartwright, assistant manager of the illustrious showplace. Police embark on an arduous investigation. Doubts and suspicions mount and motives and secrets abound. Eager for resolution to the mysterious death, Alan recruits private investigator Sloane Sheppard, but soon yet another victim meets a brutal end. Slowly but inexorably darkness begins to fade as crucial revelations lead Sloane Sheppard step by surprising step to the answers he seeks to resolve the shocking deaths and to bring a devious and cunning killer to justice