Description: On a clear, moonlit night in December, police detective Jimmy Vega races to the scene of a reported home invasion in an upscale New York community. As Vega arrives, he spots a Hispanic man who fits the description of the armed intruder running from the victim's estate. Vega chases him into the woods. When the suspect refuses to surrender, and reaches into his pocket, Vega has only seconds to make a life-or-death decision. What begins as a tragic mistake takes an even darker turn when Vega uncovers disturbing links between the dead man and his own mother's brutal, unsolved murder. Vega's need for answers propels him back to his old Bronx neighborhood, where he is viewed as a disgraced cop, not a homegrown hero. It also puts him at odds with his girlfriend, Adele Figueroa, head of a local immigrant center, who must weigh her own doubts about his behavior.When a shocking piece of evidence surfaces, it becomes clear that someone doesn't want Vega to put all the pieces together.
Brief description:
Suzanne Chazin is the award-winning author of The Fourth Angel, Flashover, and Fireplay. She has written for People, Readers' Digest, New York Times, Family Circle, Ladies' Home Journal, and Money. She has taught writing at New York University, the New School, Sarah Lawrence College, and the Smithsonian. Her work on an outreach project for undocumented immigrants inspired her to tell their stories in novel form in Land of Careful Shadows.
Review Quotes:
"Chazin's third Jimmy Vega mystery starts with an explosive opening chapter; the red-hot intensity continues to the very end...gripping and insightful...With sensitivity and authenticity, Chazin digs deep into the humanity of tragedy...The complexity and skillfully meticulous weaving of plot lines make No Witness but the Moon thrilling and thought provoking...Her passion and openness, obvious in every page, make the novel a hauntingly powerful bullet straight to the soul."
-- "Shelf Awareness"