DARKNESS AND THE DEVIL BEHIND ME introduces new series character Lanie Price, a society columnist who reports on the good, the bad and the ugly among Harlem’s smart set. In DARKNESS AND THE DEVIL BEHIND ME, Price investigates the disappearance of a young pianist, Esther Todd.
In December 1923, Esther was a rising star. One month later, she was on the Most Wanted List. She had vanished along the snowy streets of a stormy night in Harlem and thieves had hit the home of her society patron, pulling off a million-dollar heist.
Were the disappearance and the robbery coincidence or conspiracy? Somebody knew, but nobody was talking. Three years later, the puzzles remained unsolved.
As a crime reporter back in ’23, Lanie covered the initial case. Now a frustrated society columnist, she’s ready for a change. It comes in the form of Esther’s sister, Ruth.
Desperate for closure, Ruth begs Lanie to dedicate her Christmas column to the case. maybe someone, somewhere will remember something. Seeking fresh material, Lanie starts asking hard questions, the dangerous kind, just about guaranteed to get her killed.
Posted on February 14, 2008 by D. Bell