"A dark and stylish novel of psychological suspense about a young theater critic drawn into a dangerous game that blurs the lines between reality and performance Vivian Parry likes the dark. A former actress, she now works as the junior theater critic at a major Manhattan magazine. Her nights are spent beyond the lights, in a reserved seat, giving herself over to the shows she loves. By day, she savages them, with words sharper than a knife. Angling...

Set in 1950 New York City, this gritty noir follows Viviana Valentine, former Girl Friday, now partner to the Big Apple's top investigator, Tommy Fortuna, is drawn into a sordid new case when murder attends a wealthy scientist's party whose top-secret lab has just been exposed.