Bring the Night - (A Nate Ross Novel) by J R Sanders (Paperback)

About the Book

Los Angeles, 1939. Private investigator Nate Ross is hired to find out if a man's suicide was really suicide. At first he thinks the case will be easy, but when the evidence doesn't add up and the cops don't want to take a deeper look, it becomes clear to Ross that he's dealing with a case of murder. Meanwhile, if that isn't bad enough, he is forced to investigate his own client.

Book Synopsis

"Suicide was all the rage in L.A. the summer of '39."

When an oddball sister and brother hire him to find out if their father's suicide was suicide, private investigator Nate Ross figures he's in for an easy job. That is, until he discovers that the evidence doesn't add up and the cops - who are strangely cooperative - have rubber-stamped the case and filed it away.

Soon Nate's dealing with crooks on the lam, dodging local bigwigs and shady lawyers, and chasing a clear-cut case of murder. Meanwhile, he wrestles with a conflict of interest as he's forced to investigate his own client.

The more threads he pulls, the more things threaten to unravel completely. But with the help of old sidekicks, and a couple of new ones, Nate may get to the truth first. If he doesn't die trying.

Review Quotes

"Do you ever wish someone would uncover an unknown Raymond Chandler or Dashiell Hammett-a genuine, hard-boiled novel with gumshoes and molls that has you checking the rounds in your roscoe and flipping pages like a flivver? Well, meet J.R. Sanders's Bring The Night starring Nate Ross, a PI with a rhythm and poetry all his own, navigating the City of Angels with clipped wings." - Craig Johnson, author of the Walt Longmire Series

"With a knack for clever turns of phrase and an ability to drop the reader smack-dab in the middle of 1939 Los Angeles, fans of J R Sanders' Nate Ross are in for another time traveling treat with "Bring the Night" that will keep them guessing all the way through this hard-boiled private eye labyrinth." - Martin Turnbull, author Hollywood's Garden of Allah novels

"J.R. Sanders' novel (Dead-Bang Fall) is a solid addition to L.A.'s noir literary canon. More Nate Ross, please." - Joan Renner, true crime historian, TV commentator, and author (The First with the Latest!: Aggie Underwood, the Los Angeles Herald, and the Sordid Crimes of a City)

"The plot (Stardust Trail) has more twists and turns than a snorty bronc, taking you through the world of low-budget Westerns and lowlife hoods, down mean streets and into rugged canyons. It's a wild ride, but a fun one all the way." - Western Way Magazine