An advertising salesman facing embezzlement charges takes his son and disappears. As Ace Herron, the crime reporter for a Vermont newspaper, pursues the case, the mystery grows deeper. Who is this man? What happened to the boy? Where did the money go? And does Ace have a rival for his wife's affections? The answers to these and other questions lead Ace on a journey to uncover dark secrets of the past, deeply hidden secrets which can't be kept forever. Based on actual events investigated by the author, himself a reporter. From the acclaimed author of "Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula"...

A typical spring day in the town of Valentine, Vermont: golden sunshine and green hills on the outside, while embezzlement and extortion lie underneath, where desperation rules the lives of many. Deadly explosions suddenly rock the town, spreading fear and terror, leading to panic and violence, leaving dozens of dead bodies and wounded souls in their wake. Rumors of terrorism fly through town, and the lives of many are changed forever. It is up to crime reporter Ace Herron to sort the truth from the fantasy, to bring sanity to speculation, not to mention beating national media. The case could...