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Currents of Sin
by Arleen Alleman
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The Darcy Farthing series; mystery and suspense on land and sea. Currents of Sin: Homeless teens are disappearing off the streets in Las Vegas. Investigative reporter Darcy Farthing travels to Sin City to find a missing girl, Pammie Fleetfoot. Working with her friend and former LA cop, Tom Smythe, she soon learns the tragic reality of street teens caught up in human trafficking for prostitution controlled by Asian gangs. Darcy and Tom form a bond with two frightened teen prostitutes, but soon after they confront their young pimp, he is brutally murdered. Darcy blames herself and fears for the girls safety. They refuse her offer of help and will not leave the streets because a self-styled neighborhood preacher has a mysterious hold on them. Meanwhile, violence is escalating on the streets.
While in Vegas, Darcy is staying with her best friend, Sid, who is threatened by an anonymous caller. Darcy fears that her meddling with traffickers is endangering Sid. In a shocking twist, a horrific car accident changes everything for Darcy and Sid. Darcy is convinced it was deliberately orchestrated. Despite being injured, she wont leave Vegas until she determines who is responsible and what has happened to Pammie. Darcys husband, Mick, a government investigator whos been fighting depression, rushes to join her. With his help, she discovers a startling connection between the human traffickers, the accident, and an old enemy intent on more revenge. When the police and FBI finally raid the traffickers prostitution ring, Darcy is caught between two vicious criminal networks.
A Word from the Author
Currents of Sin is the final installment of Darcy Farthing’s five-year adventures. While this book brings to a satisfying close the on-going plots and characters’ lives, it can be read as a stand-alone as can the other books in the series.
Darcy is a writer, scientist, humanist, and loyal friend and partner. Her intelligence, pragmatism, high degree of morality, and troubled past make her a complex endearing protagonist. In this book, true to her nature, when she tries to rescue teenagers from the Las Vegas streets, she becomes embroiled in a dangerous three-way war between human traffickers, Asian gangs, and the Las Vegas police.
When I began the writing, I knew that human trafficking was a world-wide scourge on humanity and that traffickers often target vulnerable teens. But as I researched the topic in depth, I realized the problem was more insidious and far reaching than I imagined. One goal I have for Currents of Sin is that along with entertaining the reader it might further raise awareness about human trafficking and what is required to end it.
That being said, the book is not as depressing as the subject might indicate. In fact, it encompasses a wide range of relationships and emotional responses with optimistic and uplifting outcomes.
(Arleen Alleman, November 2018)