Roland Smith takes us to a world we have no experience with, probably do not want any experience with,  and keeps us glued to the pages while he explores that world for us.

This time, Roland takes us into the underground caverns of New York City. Here there are not one but two separate groups of people living in chosen isolation from the world we know above ground. Each group has secret ties to the above ground world. Secret even to the members of their own groups.

Now enters a young man who was born during a lunar eclipse- Cooper. Cooper does not understand why all his life he has been drawn to the dark of night. His parents do not understand it either. Nor does his younger brother, Patrick. When Coop leaves home after finishing high school, his family does not hear from him for months. Then suddenly Coop secretly contacts his brother. Just before Christmas, Coop mysteriously breaks off communication with Pat again. Pat tries to get his parents involved in finding Coop. When that fails, Pat sets out on his own to track down Coop. Little by little the pieces fall into place. Pat finds himself being blindfolded and taken down beneath the streets of New York City. Pat finds where Coop has been, but too late. Coop has moved onto another group living beneath the city. Warnings of how dangerous this other group is does not detour Coop. And so, Pat continues his search for his brother.

Roland hits the emotions involved with being in the dark, your skin will crawl, but you will not be able to put this book down.