Nightshade: A Joe Crane Mystery

by Tony Russo

Sandy Kessler, an accomplished sailor, drowns while sailing on Lake Erie. The police rule it accidental, but her father, a former presidential advisor believes her death was suspicious based on a call he received from her before she set sail. He calls on his friend the president for help. In this second Joe Crane adventure, Crane finds himself up against his most formidable adversary yet: Larry Knight, a respected physician, an Ophthalmologist, at the same time leader of a large drug smuggling and distribution operation in Cleveland, and a cold-blooded killer. Crane, with the help of his friend and ally, Leprechaun, needs all of his skills and experience to fight an enemy who almost succeeds twice in killing him. Tension mounts as Crane finds that Knight is somehow ahead of him at every encounter. Their final battle could mean the end for Joe Crane.

508 pages, Paperback

Published September 12, 2016

About the author

Tony Russo has spent his life as an educator teaching English in both secondary and college classrooms while nurturing his writing muse. “It took a long time, but I never gave up, and I encourage you to do the same.” Tony lives with his wife and cat on Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island.