About the Book Los Angeles, 1939. Private investigator Nate Ross is hired to find out if a mans suicide was really suicide. At first he thinks the case will be easy, but when the evidence doesnt add up and the cops dont want to take a deeper look, it becomes clear to Ross that hes dealing with a case of murder. Meanwhile, if that isnt bad enough, he is forced to investigate his own client. Book Synopsis Suicide was all the rage in L.A. the summer of 39. When an oddball sister and brother hire him to find out if their fathers suicide was suicide, private investigator Nate Ross figures hes in for an easy job. That is, until he discovers that the evidence doesnt add up and the cops - who are strangely cooperative - have rubber-stamped the case and filed it away. Soon Nates dealing with crooks on the lam, dodging local bigwigs and shady lawyers, and chasing a clear-cut case of murder. Meanwhile, he wrestles with a conflict of interest as hes forced to investigate his own client. The more threads he pulls, the more things threaten to unravel completely. But with the help of old sidekicks, and a couple of new ones, Nate may get to the truth first. If he doesnt die trying. Review Quotes Do you ever wish someone would uncover an unknown Raymond Chandler or Dashiell Hammett-a genuine, hard-boiled novel with gumshoes and molls that has you checking the rounds in your roscoe and flipping pages like a flivver? Well, meet J.R. Sanderss Bring The Night starring Nate Ross, a PI with a rhythm and poetry all his own, navigating the City of Angels with clipped wings. - Craig Johnson, author of the Walt Longmire Series With a knack for clever turns of phrase and an ability to drop the reader smack-dab in the middle of 1939 Los Angeles, fans of J R Sanders Nate Ross are in for another time traveling treat with Bring the Night that will keep them guessing all the way through this hard-boiled private eye labyrinth. - Martin Turnbull, author Hollywoods Garden of Allah novels J.R. Sanders novel (Dead-Bang Fall ) is a solid addition to L.A.s noir literary canon. More Nate Ross, please. - Joan Renner, true crime historian, TV commentator, and author (The First with the Latest!: Aggie Underwood, the Los Angeles Herald, and the Sordid Crimes of a City ) The plot (Stardust Trail ) has more twists and turns than a snorty bronc, taking you through the world of low-budget Westerns and lowlife hoods, down mean streets and into rugged canyons. Its a wild ride, but a fun one all the way. - Western Way Magazine