Winter 1926, Albany, New York. The nation is in the grip of prohibition.

Corruption and bootleggers proliferate. A local actress is murdered one night

and the city is on high alert.

At a dance marathon at Harmanus Bleecker Hall, a second horrendous death

occurs, the victim a relative of Alan Cartwright, assistant manager of the

illustrious showplace. Police embark on an arduous investigation. Doubts and

suspicions mount and motives and secrets abound. Eager for resolution to the

mysterious death, Alan recruits private investigator Sloane Sheppard, but soon

yet another victim meets a brutal end.

Slowly but inexorably darkness begins to fade as crucial revelations lead Sloane

Sheppard step by surprising step to the answers he seeks to resolve the shocking

deaths and to bring a devious and cunning killer to justice