Eva Pasco

Goodreads: 5-Stars

January 3, 2026

Captivating and Heart-wrenching!

Haunting as the scent of Shalimar and the melody of Clair de Lune, ‘The Man in the Dark’ seeps into one’s psyche.

Straddling Paris and Mississippi, author Mary R. Woldering transports her readers to 1931, a time when the United States struggled through the Great Depression. Even more so, it was a time when corrupt law officers and vigilante white supremacists committed atrocities against people of color and got away with it.

‘The Man in the Dark’ is a riveting and plausible tale of Timeless Ones, heartbreaking romance, betrayal, vengeance, and justice choreographed into a seamless story.

Blown away by the first book I’ve read in 2026, I highly recommend this captivating and heart-wrenching novel of Historical Fantasy.