Current of Darkness: Desire and Deceit in the Gilded Age - Robert Brighton

Unforgettable female leads power this stellar historical mystery ( BookLife Reviews ) by Robert Brighton, told with writing that is on par with the cunning of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and David Morell ( Manhattan Book Review ). A swirling tale of industrial espionage, love, and betrayal, Current of Darkness follows aspiring sleuth Sarah Payne behind the sleek, honeymoon façade of Gilded Age Niagara Falls and into a shadowy demimonde of ruthless union bosses, saboteurs, and tycoons-including the powerful, handsome, and mysterious Charles Kendall, whose intentions toward Sarah are unclear. Meanwhile, sultry widow Alicia Miller is set on taking charge of her murdered husband's company-only to find herself pitted against the new majority owner, who has his own ideas about women in the world of men. But cunning and captivating Alicia has ideas, too-and will stop at nothing to come out on top. Both women will have to find the courage and resourcefulness-and set aside their own simmering feud-to survive in this winning story of action, sabotage, cutthroat business dealings, and women daring to be something new at the dawn of the American century ( BookLife Reviews ). A captivating, page-turning, and immersive tale of industrial espionage, love, and betrayal - set against the backdrop of the glittering Gilded Age. Current of Darkness will draw readers in, and hold them under, until its final, explosive pages.