num_pages: 308
description: Madeline Dare would be the first to tell you her money is so old there's none left. A former socialite from an aristocratic family in decline, Maddie is a tough-talking, would-be journalist exiled to the rust belt of upstate New York. Her prospects for changing her dreary lifestyle seem dim--until a set of dog tags found at a decades-old murder site is linked to her family. Shocked into action, Maddie embarks on a search that takes her from the derelict smokestacks of Syracuse to the posh mansions of Long Island's Gold Coast. But instead of the warm refuge of home, this prodigal daughter soon uncovers dark, sinister secrets that will violently challenge everything she believes in and holds dear.
language: English
title: A Field of Darkness
titlecomplete: A Field of Darkness (Madeline Dare, #1)
characters: Dean Bauer, Farmer Johnston, Madeline "Bunny" Dare, Weasel, Dot Bauer, Wilt, Officer Sully, Fritz Huber, Bonwit, Egon, Cal Bauer, Archie Sembles, Ellis Clark, Lapthorne Townsend, Jack Schneider, Izzy Fleischmann, Kit Townsend, Vomit Girl, Kenny Doukatelis, Grant Franklin, Scott "Wimpy" Bauer, Binty Townsend, Simon Holt
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Suspense, Thriller, Unfinished, Contemporary, Mystery Thriller, Crime, New York, Adult Fiction
ratings_count: 1759
places: Long Island, New York, Syracuse, New York
series: Madeline Dare
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Barry Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Macavity Award
category: Best First Mystery Novel, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Anthony Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best First Novel
publisher: Mysterious Press