Death By Moonlight is a double mystery. Two terrible crimes mirror each other across nearly two centuries, and both must be solved to rescue a young girl threatened by an age-old evil. At the heart of this contemporary novel is an infamous crime that occurred in a small New Jersey town in the early nineteenth century. A suspect was captured and suffered a particularly brutal public execution. However, the trial record hints at historical headwinds and human weaknesses that may have predetermined the verdict. These dark currents swirl around Anya Gregory, a beautiful young performance artist born with a rare sensibility to events both past and present. Anya possesses an uncanny way of knowing things outside her experience. This unbidden knowledge insinuates itself into her increasingly vivid and violent dreams. But why should Anya's dreams of long ago make anyone uneasy? Perhaps it is because the more things change, the more they remain the same - as history so often demonstrates. As the past leaks into the present, Anya Gregory becomes the focus of the secret desires and fears of many of those around her. There are some who want to help Anya, but there are others who wish to end her pursuit of the truth at any cost. Death By Moonlight is a deeply satisfying read, rich in character, plot, and action - it will keep the reader turning pages until the final revelation.
Morris Plains is where Teddy Roosevelt, Gustave Stickley, Thomas Edison, Buffalo Bill, Lillian Russell, and the Flora Dora girls came to dine. It is home to the first mighty Arabian horses ever to be spirited out of the Arabian desert, and where the wealthy and powerful built luxurious mansions and caught the "Millionaire's Special" to New York. Watnong Plains is the early name for the flat land on either side of West Hanover Avenue, including part of what later became Morris Township. Morris Plains is the story of that place: the early forges and mills on the Watnong Brook, the small settlement at Five Corners, the expansion north and west with the coming of the railroad, and the building of the New Jersey Asylum for the Insane. You will discover where the first settler built a sawmill in 1685 and how to find the 1866 schoolhouse, now thriving as an apartment building. The 250-year-old building that once housed Morris Plains's first general store is still here--you probably pass it dozens of times a year, if not daily. And if you have never discovered the ancient Stone Steps, here is your chance to verify their existence.
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