Irene Stenson has been fighting the demons of her parents' murders for seventeen years when an old friend surfaces from the darkness. Pamela Webb was her best friend that summer, and the reason she wasn't home the night her world fell apart. After seventeen years of silence Irene is stunned when Pamela's e-mail arrives and they arrange to meet.
But before the women can talk about the past Pamela dies of an apparent overdose. Irene doesn't think her once friend was suicidal and looks into the mystery.
The investigation drives her closer to the enigmatic innkeeper managing to the lodge Irene stays at during her visit. Luke Danner is an ex-marine, ex-scholar and overall fascination with his own troubles.
As the mystery behind Pamela's death heats so does the liaison between Luke and Irene. Through several encounters with Pamela's father, a U.S. Senator, and drawing back to Irene's parents' murders the small town's secrets are coming to light.
All Night Long is an adult novel with more mature elements including gruesome murder, drug abuse, psychological trauma, and child abuse. The story is aimed at mature readers leading them into the darkness before the characters can come out with the truth.
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