The Secrets of Darlene Dalton

Under the hot lights at Phillys police headquarters Darlene Dalton an ingenue paralegal is being interrogated for the murder of David L. Nusbaum the attorney for whom shed toiled . . . and lusted. Complicating matters are the facts that Nusbaum was married and White while Darlene is African American and afflicted. Just two months earlier the fresh-faced eager young woman successfully interviewed for a paralegal job at Nusbaums down-at-the-heels solo law practice. So how did such a promising start end so terribly? Did Darlene kill David? And if so why? And now will she take an even greater fall for her many concealed transgressions? . . . and also for his? . . . A tale of power and submission; fear and facades; sadness and self-loathing. Rich in character and setting The Secrets of Darlene Dalton is a not-so-typical legal whodunit sure to challenge and thrill.