Where There Is Darkness

A Michael Bishop Mystery

When an unexpected death occurs in the teachers’ lunchroom, the school’s maintenance man is the obvious suspect, but Michael Bishop has his doubts. He quickly realizes that several people had the opportunity and the motive to commit this heinous act, but who had the means? As the investigation unfolds, one of the administrators is struck down by a rare illness, and another is victimized by a stalker. Bishop must deal with rumors of a past affair with a former student whose daughter is the voluptuous assistant principal, Lulu Pitts. In his classroom, Bishop’s students discuss the moral ambiguities posed in their readings. Is murder ever justified? Facing perhaps his most challenging case, Bishop discovers the dark and devastating truth with unexpected and catastrophic consequences.