Synopsis: After the death of his father, eighteen-year-old Terry Wheelington travels from Canada to Utah to live with his Uncle Ted, Aunt Cora and two ranch hands---Burt Foster and Jed Wolfe---on his uncle's cattle ranch. Receiving a chilly reception from his estranged uncle, Terry wonders if perhaps the move had been a big mistake. Then, during a stormy night, Jed is found dead in the garage, and a pistol, once belonging to Terry's father, is discovered not far from the body. Suddenly, dark secrets long buried slowly rise to the surface with shocking revelations, and Terry is caught up in the middle of a sinister web.

Autobiography: LeRoy Schuring worked at the University of Utah Hospital in the environmental and linen service departments as a data entry specialist for thirty-eight years and is now living a leisurely life with his little Chihuahua, Tinkerbelle. He enjoys traveling when he gets the opportunity, to solve puzzles of all kinds, trying out new experiences, and spending quality time with family and friends. In The Dark Of The Night is his first novel. He is presently working on a new suspense story.