Author Carol Higgins Clark lived in New York during the 2003 blackout - so she decided to set her next mystery, starring sleuthing duo Regan Reilly and her husband, Jack Reilly, in New York during another blackout.

This time the two have returned to their apartment following a vacation. Suddenly a blackout hits the city and surrounding areas, and of course mystery and mayhem are close behind.

Regan and Jack are in the process of combining Jack's old bachelor's pad and a next-door apartment into their new home, so the place is a mess and they haven't changed locks on the door. While Jack is away checking in at work and picking up dinner, Regan surprises a theft with a stun gun.

Multiple story arcs become intertwined, as two parties attempt to break into the safe in the Reilly's added-on apartment. In case that's not enough, Jack is searching for an art thief who took advantage of the power outage, and Regan is on the hunt for a psychotic woman who drugs and brands blonde men.

In typical Carol Higgins Clark fashion, none of the characters are really that evil, and those who are have a tragic background to make up for it. Regan and Jack are a likable duo who rely on coincidence and luck to solve crimes just in the nick of time, and while Higgins Clark's novels aren't always suspenseful, they are usually entertaining.

- Ashley