Description:
A "stellar" tale of industrial espionage, love, and betrayal set against the backdrop of the glittering Gilded Age, Current of Darkness is richly detailed and captivating . . . a "winning" historical and romantic must-read.
Brief description: Robert Brighton is an authority on the Gilded Age and a great believer that the Victorian era was anything but stuffy. On the contrary, in his books Brighton exposes the gritty realities of the time against a backdrop of meticulous research. His Avenging Angel Detective Agency(TM) Mysteries-in a category Brighton calls "immersive historical fiction"-have earned multiple awards for fiction. When he is not sniffing out unsolved mysteries, Brighton is an adventurer. He has traveled in more than 56 countries around the world, usually on only a few dollars a day, throwing himself into every situation his characters will face - from underground ruins to opium dens - and (so far) living to tell about it. A graduate of the Sorbonne, Brighton is an avid student of early twentieth century history and literature, a relentless investigator, and an admirer of Emily Dickinson and Jim Morrison. Currently he lives in Virginia with his wife and their two cats.
Review Quotes: "...writing that is on par with the cunning of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and David Morell . . ." - Manhattan Book Review
" . . . stellar . . . a winning story of action sabotage, cutthroat business dealings, and women daring to be something new at the dawn of the American century . . ." - BookLife Reviews