“Double Play” by Fairmont author Marshall Scott Shields makes an excellent Christmas gift for family and friends. This unique, two-for-one mystery continues the exploits of journalist-sleuths Rob and Jennie Covington in two complete novels contained in one bargain-priced volume.
In the first book, “Blue Light Night,” the Covingtons are at home on a sunny Sunday morning when a strange little girl shows up next door, asking for her mommy. While Jennie searches for the girl’s mother, Rob is drawn into the world of a serial killer whose bizarre methods leave female victims all around the greater Boston area.
In book two, “Out of the Darkness,” a well-known journalist goes missing, and the Covingtons follow a cleverly-disguised set of clues to track his whereabouts. Meanwhile, a man in a coma has a shocking revelation and an unexpected danger threatens both Rob and Jennie, bringing Detective Sammie Ellsworth into the case.
