Darkness Before the Dawn (1987) (edit title/settings)

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Characters edit see section history

• Maggie Bennett: Almost six feet of Nordic gorgeousness, is in mourning for her murdered husband.
• Mack Pulaski: Maggie’s murdered husband.
• Randall Elverston Carter: Maggie’s first love, a millionaire industrialist who dabbles in helping the CIA. He’s cool and cynical and devastating.
• Bud Willis: Former mercenary, CIA and evil.
• Kate Zimmerman: Maggie’s half-sister, in the midst of a tricky divorce, works for a indie movie studio in Chicago.
• Chrissie: Kate’s infant daughter.
• Brian: Kate’s ex-husband.
• Francis Ackroyd: Works at the studio.
• Caleb McAllister: Tall, rangy, in love with Kate. Works at the studio.
• Alicia Stoneham: Middle-aged owner of the studio.
• Sybil Bennett: Maggie’s mother, a fading movie star.
• Mike Jackson: CIA.
• Jim Mullen: Add a description of this character.
• Vasili Baskinski
• Miroslav Wadjowska
• Queenie
• Margaret Mullen
• Leopold
• Jefferson Wentworth
• Tomas

Quotes edit see section history

• “(Kate) “There’s a dead man in the bathtub.” (Maggie) "Go empty your refrigerator.”

• “(Randall) “I would have thought a wonder like you could fix anything.” Maggie stared at him stonily. Maybe he’d fit in the freezer.”

• “Got a trunk?”

  Maggie

• “I’ll tell you what I’m doing here when you tell me why Frances Ackroyd had grapefruit marmalade on his shoulder.”

  Randall

• “(Maggie) “Do you think I could kill a man in cold blood?” (Randall) “Undoubtedly. Particularly if it were me.”

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• New York, NY
• Chicago, IL
• Eastern Europe
• Washington D.C.

Organizations edit see section history

• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA): Add a description of this organization.
• Stoneham Studios

First Sentence edit see section history

Table of Contents edit see section history

Errata edit see section history

Mack’s rock group is referred to as the “Guess What” instead of “Why”.

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Escape Out of Darkness, and followed by At the Edge of the Sun.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Anne Stuart (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Awards edit see section history

• Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Awards (Special Achievement in Romantic Suspense)

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: CPB Box no. 833 vol. 23
• Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Sexual Content

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Mystery
• Books › Romance › Romantic Suspense

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Anne Stuart: Author's website.

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