Can a piece of music be cursed?When a young marine biologist is found dead of suicide, his father can't believe he took his own life and hires Scott Drayco to prove it was murder. But what of the strange song found with the young man's body—the same song linked to a piano sonata that led to a wave of suicides in Hungary in the 1930s?As Drayco digs deeper, he finds even more unusual aspects of the case not easily explained: the victim’s missing cell...

A puzzling attack. A web of dark secrets. A race against time.In the tranquil seaside town of Cape Unity, Virginia, a young girl's puzzling attack shatters the calm, revealing a dark undercurrent of violence. Detective Scott Drayco, a seasoned investigator with a keen eye for detail, senses there's more to the story than meets the eye. With no leads, no motives, and no suspects, Drayco is drawn into a complex and dangerous investigation that uncovers twist...

Some secrets of the dead can torture the living.Scott Drayco thought he'd seen it all after his years in the FBI and as a private crime consultant. But nothing prepared him for the bombshell hidden within the walls of a historic Victorian mansion being used as a movie set. Although some of the movie's cast and crew believe the production is cursed, Drayco suspects life is imitating art in a most gruesome way.After a decades-old murder is exposed, Drayco is ...

From Derringer Award winner BV Lawson come five tales featuring Scott Drayco, a man who had everything going for him: handsome, brilliant, and a talented classical pianist in the prime of his youth. After violence scarred him physically and emotionally, he turned to an FBI career before becoming a crime consultant, taking on cases other people often don't want to touch.In HEAR NO EVIL, first published in Poison + Murder = Satisfaction, pianist Adina Dyson asks to meet Scott Drayco ...

Scott Drayco is back in the second omnibus edition of the award-winning mystery series.Read books 4-6 in the Scott Drayco mystery series that Library Journal called “worth putting on your reading list." Finalists for the Shamus, Silver Falchion, Daphne, Library Journal Indie Best Mystery, and Foreword Book Reviews awards, with over 1,000 five-star reviews! The box set includes three complete novels in the engrossing mystery series readers describe as “not a stereot...

COMBINES "Grave Madness" and "Vengeance is Blind" into one volume!Scott Drayco had everything going for him: handsome, brilliant, a talented classical pianist. After violence scarred him physically and emotionally, he turned to an FBI career and now freelances as a crime consultant, taking on cases other people often don't want to touch. From a suspected serial killer who plays mind games with Drayco, to murder and revenge at 20,000 feet, these eight stories delve into the darkest ...

Some secrets refuse to stay buried...When Scott Drayco's ex-girlfriend begs him to prove her rich fiance, Harry Dickerman, is innocent of murder, Drayco's torn; he's suspicious of Harry's motives for wanting to marry a much younger woman, but on the other hand, the man seems to be a paragon of virtue. The police think it's an open-and-shut case — the victim was Harry's ex-wife, killed in Harry's home with his own letter opener, and only Harry's prints were...

From Derringer Award winner BV Lawson comes four short tales of mirth, murder and mayhem:A shopping mall Christmas elf with revenge on his mind;A young man whose day goes from bad to worse when his car is rear-ended by the mayor's wife, and police find a skeleton in his trunk;A private eye's blackmail case that takes him to a costume party and too many Abraham Lincolns;And little Sammy Spade wreaking havoc at summer camp.

From Derringer Award Winning Author BV Lawson:Injustices, big and small, surround each of us every day. But what can one person do? Plenty, in these stories of vengeance and betrayal - whether it's a cheating spouse, a prostitute who's had enough, or a bookkeeper who decides to stick it to "the man." Ten twisted tales of mystery, deceit, family secrets, murder and even some aliens thrown in for good measure will have you cheering for the bad guys to get their just ...

Suspense, romance, and the supernatural in the Appalachians between the World Wars: A girl is murdered after meeting Melungeon healer Cephea Collins, and it's up to Sheriff Daniel Praeger to uncover the truth - if he can avoid falling for the main suspect.INCLUDES:THE MELUNGEON WITCHFrom Derringer Award winner BV Lawson comes a romantic suspense short story set between the two World Wars in the Appalachians near Sneedville, Tennessee. The area's mys...

Justice is never clean, and in this town, not even Christmas is innocent.When the owner of ThinkaToy is found dead weeks before Christmas, the holiday spirit shatters. The evidence points to “The Singing Santa,” a beloved performer who's the prime suspect—but nothing about the murder adds up.What starts as a bizarre holiday homicide quickly unravels into something darker—corporate secrets, hidden grudges, and a trail of money and lies buried beneath the tin...

The third intallment in the Melungeon Witch short-story series set between the two World Wars in the Appalachians near Sneedville, Tennessee.When Sheriff Daniel Praeger's three-year-old son finds a "sleeping man" in the woods, Daniel realizes the man has been murdered—and was himself accused of murdering his own wife a year ago. With the dead man's uncooperative family and Daniel's ex turning up the heat, can Daniel keep his son and Cephea safe while sorting out his own conflicted ...