Before The Night Falls
Detective Marcus Vale thought he knew who the real criminals were. Then he discovered they were wearing badges.
When a routine cargo theft investigation leads Vale into the shadows of Brooklyn's Red Hook warehouses, he uncovers a corruption network that reaches deep into his own precinct. Captain Morrison isn't just overlooking crimes—he's orchestrating them. And Vale's partner Ray is hiding secrets that could destroy them both.
Caught between a system that protects its own and a family desperate for justice, Vale faces an impossible choice: stay silent and let corruption flourish, or speak truth and watch his career burn.
Tommy Kowalski risked everything to expose the theft ring. Now he's missing, and his family is next. Internal Affairs detective Frank Torrino claims he wants to help, but in a world where cops can't trust cops, everyone is a potential enemy.
With his reputation under attack and his life in danger, Vale discovers that sometimes the only way to serve justice is to abandon the law. But bringing down Brooklyn's most corrupt captain will cost him everything he's worked for—and everyone he's tried to protect.
From the frozen streets of Brooklyn Heights to the industrial maze of Red Hook, Before The Night Falls is a gripping tale of loyalty, betrayal, and the price of doing what's right when the system is rigged against you.
Some truths are worth losing everything to find. Some fights are worth fighting alone.
The prequel to the Night Files series, where ex-detective Marcus Vale begins his journey from cop to private investigator, taking on the cases nobody else will touch.
