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How would you solve your own kidnapping? And what if the reason behind it was even stranger than you could imagine? When detective Scott Drayco is abducted and given a mysterious puzzle to solve, his predicament is bizarre enough. But after he's released and one of his kidnappers is killed-a man who allegedly died five years ago-what began as a puzzling situation turns into an even stranger quest. Who was the mastermind behind the kidnapp...

How would you solve your own kidnapping? And what if the reason behind it was even stranger than you could imagine? When detective Scott Drayco is abducted and given a mysterious puzzle to solve, his predicament is bizarre enough. But after he's released and one of his kidnappers is killed-a man who allegedly died five years ago-what began as a puzzling situation turns into an even stranger quest. Who was the mastermind behind the kidnapp...

Some secrets refuse to stay buried...When Scott Drayco's ex-girlfriend begs him to prove her rich fiancé, 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'...

Some secrets refuse to stay buried...When Scott Drayco's ex-girlfriend begs him to prove her rich fiancé, 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'...

A mysterious attack on a young, disabled girl leads to a sea of lies, secrets, and murder.Crime consultant Scott Drayco is in the middle of a thorny case in Washington, D.C., involving murder victims who were all wheelchair users. Then out of the blue, he gets a worried call from a friend on Virginia's Eastern Shore about an attack on an innocent disabled girl.Working once again with Sheriff Sailor and Deputy Nelia Tyler, Drayco discovers almo...

Simmering resentment in a small coastal town. A missing manuscript. A dark family secret.Scott Drayco isn't a typical detective: a former concert pianist with synesthesia, he turned to law enforcement when a violent attack put an end to his music career.After Drayco inherits a rundown Opera House in a Virginia seaside town following a particularly brutal case, he just wants to arrange a quick sale for the unwanted "gift" while nursing his batt...

If you play with fire ... you get murder.When a series of arsons targets Vermont antiques stores, Detective Adam Dutton and con-woman Beverly Laborde worry a shop owned by their friend might be next. But the stakes take an even deeper and uglier turn after a body is found inside one of the burned buildings. Was it an accident, suicide ... or murder?Adam and Beverly hoped they'd seen the last of a crime syndicate operating under the Northern An...

If you play with fire ... you get murder.When a series of arsons targets Vermont antiques stores, Detective Adam Dutton and con-woman Beverly Laborde worry a shop owned by their friend might be next. But the stakes take an even deeper and uglier turn after a body is found inside one of the burned buildings. Was it an accident, suicide ... or murder?Adam and Beverly hoped they'd seen the last of a crime syndicate operating under the Northern An...

What's a cop to do when his best friend is accused of murder?Vermont Detective Adam Dutton has to make one of the hardest arrests of his life-his friend and godfather, Harlan Wilford, who stands accused of murder. Meanwhile, slightly reformed con woman Beverly LaBorde has returned to Ironwood Junction to take her first tentative steps toward a more normal life and maybe romance with a certain handsome detective.Neither Adam nor Beverly believe...

What's a cop to do when his best friend is accused of murder?Vermont Detective Adam Dutton has to make one of the hardest arrests of his life-his friend and godfather, Harlan Wilford, who stands accused of murder. Meanwhile, slightly reformed con woman Beverly LaBorde has returned to Ironwood Junction to take her first tentative steps toward a more normal life and maybe romance with a certain handsome detective.Neither Adam nor Beverly believe...

Revenge is best served BOLD.When Beverly Laborde becomes a con artist to exact vengeance on the man who shut down her grandmother's antiques business and sent her to an early grave, she comes face to face with the handsome but haunted Vermont police detective, Adam Dutton-who doesn't know whether to arrest her or ask her out on a date.But Beverly and Adam soon face an even worse problem than their inconvenient growing attraction toward each ot...

Revenge is best served BOLD.When Beverly Laborde becomes a con artist to exact vengeance on the man who shut down her grandmother's antiques business and sent her to an early grave, she comes face to face with the handsome but haunted Vermont police detective, Adam Dutton-who doesn't know whether to arrest her or ask her out on a date.But Beverly and Adam soon face an even worse problem than their inconvenient growing attraction toward each ot...

What if a large part of your past turned out to be a lie?Detective Scott Drayco is already in the middle of a possible career-ending legal battle when word comes that his mother, who disappeared 30 years ago, is very much alive-and charged with murder. With Drayco's father washing his hands of the matter and police convinced the woman is guilty, everyone tells Drayco he should just walk away.But Drayco can't leave it alone and becomes obsessed...

A mysterious music puzzle. A murdered co-ed. Sinister secrets.Three years ago, Scott Drayco left the FBI after an incident involving his partner, Mark "Sarg" Sargosian. Now a freelance crime consultant, Drayco often helps law enforcement on cases, but he never imagined his estranged former partner would turn up on his doorstep, pleading for Drayco's help. A student at an elite Washington, D.C. private college has been murdered, and the victim'...

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...

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...

Description: Former piano prodigy turned FBI agent Scott Drayco is suffering nightmares from his last case as a private consultant. To add insult to injury, he's bequeathed an unwanted and rundown Opera House in Cape Unity, a down-on-its-luck seaside village where vacation homes were once a playground for the rich. His hopes for a quick sale are dashed when a new client with dreams of his own redemption is murdered in the Opera House, the lett...

Description: Crime consultant Scott Drayco is in the middle of a thorny case in Washington, D.C., involving murder victims who were all wheelchair-bound. Then, out of the blue, he gets a worried call from a friend on Virginia's Eastern Shore about an attack on an innocent disabled girl. Working once again with Sheriff Sailor and Deputy Nelia Tyler, Drayco discovers almost everyone believes the girl's attack was an accident. But he begins to su...

Description: Three years ago, Scott Drayco left the FBI after an incident involving his partner, Mark "Sarg" Sargosian. Now a freelance crime consultant, Drayco often helps law enforcement on cases, but he never imagined his estranged former partner would turn up on his doorstep, pleading for Drayco's help. A college student at an elite Washington, D.C., private college has been murdered, and the victim's friend, Sarg's own daughter Tara, migh...

Description: What if a large part of your past turned out to be a lie?Crime consultant Scott Drayco is already in the middle of a possible career-ending legal battle when word comes that his mother, who disappeared 30 years ago, is very much alive - and charged with murder. With Drayco's father washing his hands of the matter and police convinced the woman is guilty, everyone tells him he should just walk away from the case and let the chips f...