Chants in the Darkness

In The Offender I Once Defended, D. A. Goodwin's first memoir, she introduced Lionel, the neighborhood nuisance who harassed her whenever he so desired. Now, in her first novel, Chants in the Darkness, D. A. introduces Nicole Nelson, Dee's naive best friend and private investigator wannabe who becomes obsessed with uncovering Lionel's disturbing family history. But when Nicole decides to step into Lionel's neighborhood with a secret plot to solve a missing persons case, she finds herself deeply immersed in more family issues than her research could have ever revealed. In the end, will her nosey ways help save a life, or will they be the reason why someone's life is almost destroyed?