It's a supernatural mystery, shweetheart AND a loving homage to film noir and pulp fiction, a tip of the hat to the likes of H.P. Lovecraft, Val Lewton and Raymond Chandler.
Cassandra Zinnea and Evgeny Nightstalk are the only private detectives in town who work from dusk 'til dawn. Naturally, their odd hours attract a pretty strange clientele...
This time around, their mysterious employer has them looking into a savage ritual murder that may have black magic overtones. The two soon become embroiled in a conspiracy being hatched by a cabal of occultists who are only too happy to employ the dark arts to further their cruel ends.
So Dark the Night is a funny and ghastly tale, featuring two of the most attractive leads since Holmes and Watson stalked the foggy streets of old London town. Loaded with in-jokes and knowing references to cult literature and TV, SO DARK THE NIGHT is a thriller, an old-fashioned mystery and a bent love story. Rollicking and cinematic, it's a spook show that delivers everything it promises.
So Dark the Night is the culmination of 25 years of writing--simply put, the best thing I've ever written.
The characters are three dimensional and compelling and the story races along at a highspeed clip. But it is the relationship--prickly, fractious--between the two leads, Cassandra Zinnea and Evgeny Nightstalk, that really makes the entire 330 page novel work. Their banter helps leaven some of danger and intrigue all around them, providing some light moments during dark and ominous times.
So Dark the Night took over three years to write (not including the research). I felt from the beginning that it was a work of enormous promise and narrative power and have taken great care before offering it to discriminating fans of the macabre, horrific and otherworldly. I think the effort shows...