Under Cover of Night

“They forced her to her knees at the edge of the pit.  The driver stepped behind her, pulling his Makarov from his belt.  Her head was waving around as she sobbed uncontrollably.  He grabbed the back of her neck and held her still.  A second later a shot rang out.” (p.8)  These events in the opening pages of Al Gellene’s “Under Cover of Night” depict a secret execution carried out on a man and his daughter.  The information about this event has been under lock and key and only few people knew of what actually took place.

Enter attorney Steve Caputo.  He receives a strange phone call from a patient at Greystone Psychiatric Hospital asking for his help.  He is not sure what to make of the patient who seems to spout a series of odd phrases that do not appear to make any sense.  Will he be able to decipher them and figure out what she is talking about?

“Under Cover of Night” is a book that will draw the reader in right away in the opening pages.  I liked how the different parts of the storyline fell neatly into place.  I also enjoyed the main characters in the book, most particularly the character of Beverley, the patient at the psychiatric hospital.  The majority of the novel moved along at a nice fast pace and was full of suspense.  I suspect we will be seeing more of attorney Steve Caputo in future novels by Gellene.


Under Cover of Night
Al Gellene
Casterline Press (2011)
ISBN 9780984567881
Reviewed by Kam Aures for RebeccasReads (11/11)