Of Darkness and Light

The past can be a cruel specter, and for young Darius Spurgeon, it returns in spades. Living under the iron hand of the company-hired Baldwin Detective Agency in the coal mining town of Paint Creek, West Virginia, striking miners persevere amid horrific violence. After the murder of Darius's irresponsible father, a suspected double informant, at the hands of Baldwin thugs, the strikers go on full alert. Fearing further reprisal, the Spurgeon family--Darius; his mother, Hannah; and little si...