ST. LOUIS AFFAIR

St. Louis was the fourth largest city in America, the crossroads linking East and West, the jewel of the Mississippi River, a thriving industrial metropolis, where dreams came true and great fortunes were made. Yet, the mighty city had a dark side, the hustle and bustle of Industrial Era growth and prosperity masked a ruthless underworld of vice, corruption and murder. When a brutally murdered corpse is found along the Mississippi, Herbert Falken is called upon, once again, to hunt down another black-hearted monster. However, Falken s quest for the truth is confounded by a relentless all-powerful adversary--his own tortured soul. Deceit, treachery and betrayal lay around every corner. Each clue seems to contradict the last, answers spawn new questions. The elusive truth can be uncovered, but what will it cost? Friendship, integrity and honor are stretched to the breaking point, by the St. Louis Affair._,