Night Secrets: A Frank Clemons Mystery

“Frank Clemons, the Atlanta cop who followed his lover to New York and stayed on as a private eye even after they parted still haunts Manhattan’s gritty streets. This time he’s on two cases: days, he’s tracking a wealthy man’s wife as she visits other men; at night he’s puzzling out the murder of a gypsy crone on 10th Ave…Cook evokes New York’s pungent atmosphere, complete with homeless people and all-night grocery stores, and makes Frank’s profound loneliness palpable as he brings both cases—the nighttime one more convincingly—to satisfying conclusions.” —Publishers Weekly

“Frank Clemens, still haunted by his daughter’s suicide, still a drink-the-night-away friend of the mysterious Farouk, continues on in the noir shadows of New York.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Chase’s narration highlights Clemons’ complexity; at times, he appears gregarious but in reality he’s lonely. To demonstrate these traits, Chase uses an effective mix of tones and inflection to emphasize key moments as well as a measured softness that captures Clemons’s desire for companionship.” —AudioFile