Frank Clemons, hero of Sacrificial Ground and Flesh and

Blood, returns in a tale of modern crime and an-

cient mystery lurking amid the shadows of New York.

The thrillers of two-time Edgar nominee Thomas H

Cook have been described as exceptional Los

Angeles Times), "haunting" (Publishers Weekly and "un-

forgettable" (Cleveland Plain Dealer), Now with Night

Secrets, he ascends to a new level of intensity.

She is the night case: Her allure is primal her dark

beauty timeless, her enigmatic power almost mys-

tical. To the gypsies, she is a goddess-queen the

Purl Dai. To the NYPD, she is a savage murderess

But to private eye Frank C]emons she is an innocent

victim, willing to sacrifice herself for something he

can t begin to fathom

She is the day case. A blond, elegant young matron

living a covert existence from morning till dusk

To the affluent husband who hires Frank to follow

her,she is an errant wife embroiled m an affair To

Clemons, she s a desperate woman pursued by a

strange and tortured past.

Although the Puri Dai confesses to the brutal

slaying of a fortune-teller Frank s every instinct tells

him she didn t do it--just as he is sure that love