A review by pgchuis
Darkness, Sing Me a Song by David Housewright

4.0

I received a copy of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley.

Eleanor Barrington has employed Holland, a PI, to look into the background of Emily, the woman her son Joel is involved with. Holland discovers that "Emily" is a persona which has only existed for the last 13 months. Then Emily is murdered and a reliable eye witness claims the shooter was Eleanor. Holland is employed by Eleanor's lawyer to undermine the case against her. Then links are discovered between Emily's death and that of the mayor of a small town where US Sand is developing fracking operations.

This was a fast-moving, fairly light crime story. Holland is a likeable character with useful martial arts skills and a partner who doesn't let him get away with anything. This is apparently the fourth novel in a series and there was a certain amount of Holland's back story to catch up on, but it held up pretty well as a stand alone story. Once the plot had moved to Arona, there was quite a bewildering array of characters to keep on top of, but the plot was coherent over all and the conclusion fairly satisfactory

given that the perpetrator's mother and brother had been engaged in an incestuous relationship for six years.