A murdered prostitute. An obvious suspect. Clear evidence. For once, Jericho Crewe has a straightforward crime to investigate, and Wade Granger isn’t involved.
It all seems so simple, but Jericho’s instincts won’t let him rest. As he investigates, he finds troubling suggestions that the murder is a part of something larger and more sinister. But working within the boundaries of the law may keep him from finding the truth. If Jericho doesn’t break the rules, an innocent man may rot in jail while a killer remains free to strike again.
Inevitably, it all comes back to Wade. Because who else knows as much about breaking rules? And who else knows Jericho the way Wade does—not wisely, but far, far too well?
This series really knows how to blur the lines between right and wrong. It’s pretty clear where those lines converge by the description of Darkness. It’s also getting harder for Jericho to ignore Wade’s twisted logic, especially when the law doesn’t seem to be on the right side of things.
Jericho doesn’t always follow the book, but outright breaking the law isn’t something he’s willing to do. Wade doesn’t have the same black and white vision that Jericho has and in Darkness, there doesn’t seem to be any other way to free an innocent man and keep the guilty man from walking away. This book puts both men (Jericho and Wade) on the line and the story is intense, in more ways than one.
I love the dynamic between Jericho and Wade in the Common Law series. Wade’s not any easier to figure out for the reader than he is for Jericho, but it’s obvious that there’s more to him than his shady dealings. It’s obvious he cares, which is what keeps Jericho coming back even though he knows it’s not the smart thing to do – which he’s reminded of on a regular basis by other characters who care about him. Jericho sees something in Wade that others don’t though and that’s what keeps me wanting them to find a way to get past those blurred lines.
Darkness was a turning point. A couple of mysteries were solved and Wade and Jericho are definitely getting closer, but Kate Sherwood isn’t done with them yet. There’s one more book left in the Common Law series and as anxious as I am to read Home Fires I’m not quite ready to say good-bye. *sigh*
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