The Midnight Hour

The Brighton police force is on the hunt for another killer,but this time they have some competition–a newly formed all-women’s private eye firmled by none other than the police chief’s wife. Newly minted PI Emma Holmes and her partner Sam Collins are just settling into their business when they’re chosen for a high-profile case: retired music-hall star Verity Malone hires them to find out who poisoned her husbanda theater impresario. Verity herself has been accused of the crime. The only hitch–the Brighton police are already on the caseputting Emma in direct competition with her husbandpolice superintendent Edgar Stephens. Soon Emma realizes that Verity’s life intersects closely with her own–most notably in their mutual connectionMax Mephistowho has returned to England from America with his children and famous wifeHollywood star Lydia Lamont. Lydiadesperately bored in the countrysidecatches wind of what Emma and Sam are up to and offers her services. What secret does Lydia know about Verity’s past? The team of female PIs circle closer to the killerwith the Brighton police hot on their tail. The clues suggest they’re looking for a criminal targeting the old music-hall crew. How long will it be before that trail leads straight back to Max?