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"The lights took him."When the five-year-old grandson of U.S. Senator vanishesin the woods behind his home, the only witness is his older brother whowhispers, "The lights took him," and then never speaks again.As the FBI and National Guard launch a massive search,the boys' grandmother Lynn Roseworth fears only she knows the truth. But comingforward would ruin her family and her husband's political career.In the late 1960s, before she became the quiet wife of apolitician, Lynn was a secretary in the astronomy department at the Universityof Illinois. It was there where she began taking mysterious messages for one ofthe professors; messages from people desperate to find their missing loved oneswho vanished into beams of light. Determined to find her beloved grandson and expose thetruth, she must return to the work she once abandoned to unravel the existenceof a place long forgotten by the world. It is there, buried deep beneath thebitter snow and the absent memories of its inhabitants, where her grandson mayfinally be found.But there are forces that wish to silence her. And Lynn willfind how far they will go to stop her, and how the truth about her ownforgotten childhood could reveal the greatest mystery of all time.The Darkest Time of Night is fast-paced debut full of suspense and governmentcover-ups, perfect for thriller and supernatural fans alike.
About the Author
Jeremy Finley's investigative reporting has resulted in guilty pleas, legislative hearings before the U.S. Congress, the payout of more than a million dollars to scam victims and the discovery of missing girls. The winner of more than sixteen Emmys and Edward R. Murrow awards, he is also the two-time recipient of the IRE award, a top national honor given out by Investigative Reporters and Editors. He lives in Nashville, TN with his wife and daughters. THE DARKEST TIME OF NIGHT is his first work of fiction.
