By Harker Moore
Mysterious Press
Hardcover and Paperback Editions

New York’s nightclub scene has sprouted an ugly pattern of young women being abducted and murdered. The night shivers.

Homicide Detective James Sakura is on the case. In the process of investigating the brutal killings, Detective Sakura is aided by his ex-partner, Michael Darius, and Dr. Wilhelmina French.

A Mourning in Autumn Excerpt It was just a paper doll. Like the kind children made. A leg cut out from one magazine. An arm from another. Bits and scraps glued together to make a whole form. But this doll wasn’t like any design a child would craft. Rather it was created from the vision of madness. ©2004 Harker Moore Published with permission

The three each bring their own special talents to the manhunt. And, although blind, Detective Sakura’s wife Hanae is obsessed with solving mystery of these murders.

The killer is literally operating on the dead women and reversing their internal organs. Why? Are there obvious connections that all involved have missed? And, why does the killer of women then abduct two small boys?

The questions mount as the story pushes forward. The end, however, is a fairly gratifying explanation.

Bookworm's Briefing
Like his first novel, A Cruel Season for Dying, Harker Moore tells an interesting story. His mystery carries with it a splash of poetry and literature.

It is as though two people tell the story with different takes on the same situation. One voice is sweet. The other is harsh and makes no apologies for his graphic descriptions. A poet. A truck driver. When the reader arrives at the final destination of this book, it will have been a satisfying ride.

Harker Moore maintains a certain level of privacy. He lives in Louisiana. The rest is a mystery.