The Dark Palace: A Silas Quinn Mystery

Tensions are high in London in the spring of 1914, pending the threat of war with Germany. DI Silas Quinn, once again leader of the Yard's Special Crimes Department, and his loyal sergeants, Inchball and Macadam, are tasked with watching for suspicious Germans. This vague order finds them at a premiere for an Austrian director's latest film. Within the ranks of the film crew a tempest is brewing, but Quinn's team has to work hard to discern the difference between illusion and true crime. Most startling, a mock attack diverts attention from a real murder occurring later that evening. Both Inchball and Macadam dig up relevant information on the assorted players, including a susceptible British duke whose sexual proclivities might be hampering national security. Meanwhile, Quinn learns more about his father's death and dabbles with therapy.