The Dark End Of The Rainbow

“The Dark End of the Rainbow grabbed me by the throat and pulled me into its world.” —Sandra Balzo, Author of the Maggy Thorsen Mysteries and Main Street Murders


“The opening pages of The Dark End of the Rainbow will have readers eagerly searching for the pot of gold at its end.” —Theodore B. Hertel, MWA’s Robert L. Fish Award-winning author


Teenager Xandra Byrd plans one final drug drop to finance her budding skateboard career. High school principal Leah Davis returns to work after maternity leave, so stressed by the change in routine that she forgets her infant is in the car. Then both Xandra and the baby vanish. Now Detective Joe Zetts, whose own career is on the line, must solve the puzzle of the twin disappearances before the baby’s mother is indicted for murder. This emotionally powerful tale examines the corrosive effect of keeping secrets and the healing power of love, uniting the protagonists in a race to save themselves from falling into the dark end of the rainbow.


J.E. Irvin is the author of five mystery/thriller novels, a two-time winner of the Whodunit Award, and a member of SistersinCrime, Central Ohio Fiction Writers, Buckeye Crime Writers, and the Ohio Writers Association. Irvin, her husband, and their two cats reside on the edge of a nature park which serves as inspiration for her work. For more about the author, check out www.janetirvin.com and sign up for her newsletter.