"Dark Side of the Moon takes you on a perilous descent into a shadowy underworld where light cannot reach, trust can be fatal, and the deepest truth is only another lie. Once again J. Carson Black delivers a harrowing nonstop thrill ride that will eclipse every other suspense novel you read this year!"
--New York Times Bestselling Author MICHAEL PRESCOTT
How do you evacuate a whole city?
The world has already seen what happens when you try to evacuate even a small city like New Orleans.
But what if that city was Las Vegas?
Truckloads of low-level nuclear waste traverse the western highways every day, passing through the heart of at least two large American metropolitan areas. What if one of these trucks ended up in the middle of Las Vegas, C-4 explosives strapped to the undercarriage? In J. Carson Black's DARK SIDE OF THE MOON, trucker Bobby Burdette has come up with the ultimate extortion plot, but first he must shake the ecoterrorist group which got him this far. Nothing will stand in his way—nothing and no one—except DPS investigator Laura Cardinal.
A detective with the Arizona Department of Public Safety, Laura Cardinal troubleshoots homicides in small towns. When a young couple on their honeymoon is found shot to death in a campground in Williams, Arizona, the consequences go far beyond a simple murder investigation. Teamed with a partner who is working her last nerve, and visited by the ghost of her mentor, deceased homicide cop Frank Entwistle, Laura is already walking an emotional tightrope.
As she investigates this double homicide, Laura uncovers a chilling portrait of the dark side of love. And when she learns of one victim’s ties to an underground organization called the Earth Warriors, she is plunged into a high-stakes conspiracy played out against the unforgiving backdrop of the Mojave Desert---where there are no second chances.
Praise for J. Carson Black’s DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN, the first book in the Laura Cardinal series:
“A superb debut…Welcome to a strong new voice in American crime fiction.”
--T. JEFFERSON PARKER, Edgar Award-winning author of CALIFORNIA GIRL
“Black can make you believe she is the first person ever to use the material she does.”
--Chicago Tribune
“Stunning!”
–New Mystery Reader
“A first-rate police procedural…A white-knuckled thriller…”
--Romantic Times
“A dark, brilliantly-plotted police procedural.”
–Midwest Book Review
“Black never lets up the pace for an instant.”
--SF Site
--New York Times Bestselling Author MICHAEL PRESCOTT
How do you evacuate a whole city?
The world has already seen what happens when you try to evacuate even a small city like New Orleans.
But what if that city was Las Vegas?
Truckloads of low-level nuclear waste traverse the western highways every day, passing through the heart of at least two large American metropolitan areas. What if one of these trucks ended up in the middle of Las Vegas, C-4 explosives strapped to the undercarriage? In J. Carson Black's DARK SIDE OF THE MOON, trucker Bobby Burdette has come up with the ultimate extortion plot, but first he must shake the ecoterrorist group which got him this far. Nothing will stand in his way—nothing and no one—except DPS investigator Laura Cardinal.
A detective with the Arizona Department of Public Safety, Laura Cardinal troubleshoots homicides in small towns. When a young couple on their honeymoon is found shot to death in a campground in Williams, Arizona, the consequences go far beyond a simple murder investigation. Teamed with a partner who is working her last nerve, and visited by the ghost of her mentor, deceased homicide cop Frank Entwistle, Laura is already walking an emotional tightrope.
As she investigates this double homicide, Laura uncovers a chilling portrait of the dark side of love. And when she learns of one victim’s ties to an underground organization called the Earth Warriors, she is plunged into a high-stakes conspiracy played out against the unforgiving backdrop of the Mojave Desert---where there are no second chances.
Praise for J. Carson Black’s DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN, the first book in the Laura Cardinal series:
“A superb debut…Welcome to a strong new voice in American crime fiction.”
--T. JEFFERSON PARKER, Edgar Award-winning author of CALIFORNIA GIRL
“Black can make you believe she is the first person ever to use the material she does.”
--Chicago Tribune
“Stunning!”
–New Mystery Reader
“A first-rate police procedural…A white-knuckled thriller…”
--Romantic Times
“A dark, brilliantly-plotted police procedural.”
–Midwest Book Review
“Black never lets up the pace for an instant.”
--SF Site
