Kevin Whitehouse returns to his sleepy hometown of Brandon, Vermont to attend the funeral of his father, an apparent suicide. However, once he settles in and gets his bearings, he feels compelled to delve further into the circumstances of his father's death, which is looking ever more suspicious. When a series of murders that seem connected come to light, Kevin and his cohorts, David Allerton, his "partner in crime," and Margaret Alexander, his up-for-anything girlfriend, join forces to investigate-despite the obstacles placed in their path by the local police and townspeople. Something is dreadfully wrong in Brandon, and since Kevin's father seems to be at the center of it, nothing will stop the trio until the mystery is solved. Edge of Darkness abounds with twists and turns that will keep you turning pages nonstop until the very end.