Darkness

February 15, 2017
Opposites attract as ex-inmate Wade Granger becomes a criminal informant in undersheriff Jericho Crewe's murder investigation. Fifteen years ago, the two had been romantically involved, so Crewe tries to avoid him, but that is not easy in a small Montana town. He also doubts that the obvious suspect, Will, a developmentally challenged man, is guilty, and he is glad that Wade, who has helped before, can learn about what lies below the surface evidence. Sherwood's brooding, noiresque crime fighter distrusts Wade's advances despite their chemistry; worries his boss, Kayla, could be implicated when her retired sheriff father's irregularities emerge; and hates that Will remains incarcerated while a suspected serial killer is at large. Jericho didn't want to be a whiner. He wasn't the one in jail. He also wasn't in danger if the suspected killer wasn't brought to justice. So why complain? Sherwood presents an engrossing whodunit character study and same-sex romance.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2017, American Library Association.)