"Sharp eyed and sharp mouthed police detective"* Henri Lefort, is
determined to solve homicides and uncover any German conspiracies
threatening France--in Mark Pryor's newest World War II mystery, The
Dark Edge of Night.
Winter 1940: With soldiers parading down the Avenue des Champs-Élysées,
Nazi flags dangling from the Arc de Triomphe, and the Eiffel Tower
defaced with German propaganda, Parisians have little to celebrate as
Christmas approaches. Police Inspector Henri Lefort's wishes for a quiet
holiday season are dashed when the Gestapo orders him to investigate the
disappearance of Dr. Viktor Brandt, a neurologist involved in a secret
project at one of Paris's hospitals.
Being forced onto a missing persons case for the enemy doesn't deter
Henri from conducting his real job. A Frenchman has been beaten to death
in what appears to be a botched burglary, and catching a killer is more
important than locating a wayward scientist. But when Henri learns that
the victim's brother is a doctor who worked at the same hospital as the
missing German, his investigation takes a disturbing turn.
Uncovering a relationship between the two men--one that would not be
tolerated by the Third Reich--Henri must tread carefully. And when he
discovers that Dr. Brandt's experimental work is connected to groups of
children being taken from orphanages, Henri risks bringing the wrath of
both the SS and the Gestapo upon himself and everyone he loves.
*New York Times bestselling author Cara Black
