Fresh off solving his first murder in Baby Bones, Sheriff Jonas McHugh returns to find his own life targeted.
In a remote Northwest Iowa cabin after the Iowa Caucus, he discovers an empty ballot box and thousands in cash. Suspicious enough to investigate, he finds a presidential campaign manager outside a nearby cave, murdered.
In the cave's dark stillness, one threat percolates.
A warning predicts limited time before a bomb explodes.
Donan Berg's Into the Dark builds a thrilling murder mystery on a foundation of election tampering, thousands in unaccounted for cash, counterfeiting, and a remote cabin constructed with hidden compartments and trap doors.
At the mystery's heart is the beautiful, mercurial Kayla, who Jonas had met while both were in training at the state law enforcement academy. Her presence in bachelor Jonas's life and Iowa's high stakes political caucuses flood the story with multiple, and compelling, motivations.
Sheriff McHugh's mindset is revealed in terse phrases. "Telling's killer still free. Bogus bills infest Silver County wallets. Unfed, unclothed teens flood rural roads."
A five-star reviewer concluded: "Into the Dark makes for a smart, engaging novel."
