St. Louis Affair: The Adventures of Herbert Falken

St. Louis was the fourth largest city in America; the crossroads linking East and West; the jewel of the Mississippi River; a thriving industrial metropolis where dreams came true and great fortunes were made. Yet the mighty city had a dark side; the hustle and bustle of Industrial Era growth and prosperity masked a ruthless underworld of vice corruption and murder. When a brutally murdered corpse is found along the Mississippi Herbert Falken is called upon once again to hunt down another black-hearted monster. However Falkens quest for the truth is confounded by a relentless all-powerful adversary--his own tortured soul. Deceit treachery and betrayal lay around every corner. Each clue seems to contradict the last; answers spawn new questions. The elusive truth can be uncovered but what will it cost? Friendship integrity and honor are stretched to the breaking point by the St. Louis Affair.