A mysterious music puzzle. A murdered coed. 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 co-ed at an elite Washington, D. C., private college has been murdered, and the victim's friend - Sarg's own daughter Tara - might be the next target. The killer left behind a puzzling music code at the crime scene, and Drayco soon learns he has two things in common with the murdered girl - a music background and synesthesia. The case takes an even stranger turn after a second murder and a second music code, with signs pointing toward a possible ritualistic killing. Then, Drayco himself starts receiving coded messages .

Dies Irae - Scott Drayco Mystery Series, #3

From Derringer Award winner BV Lawson come three tales featuring Scott Drayco, a man who had everything going for him: handsome, brilliant, a talented classical pianist in the prime of his youth. After violence scarred him physically and emotionally, he turned to an FBI career for ten years and now freelances as a crime consultant, taking on cases other people often don't want to touch. In THE TRADITION THIEF, first published in "Rope and Wire, " Drayco teams up with a Native American sheriff to find the link between stolen artifacts and a suspicious death; In TERROR OF THE MIND BANDIT, a man with dementia thinks the nursing home staff are trying to kill him, and Drayco begins to suspect there may be something to the man's claims; and in OUT OF THE CLOUDS, Drayco discovers murder and revenge at 20, 000 feet.

Grave Madness: Three Scott Drayco Mysteries

Five tales about dark choices people make when their backs are against a wall: a sheriff's deputy and a nun hold the fate of a meth dealer; a former violinist takes fate into his own, scarred hands; a forensic linguist obsessed with solving the puzzle of a missing Moravian deed; a homeless man killed by a hit-and-run finds advocates in a minister and his cat; a hitman who just wants to be left alone.

Deadly Decisions: 5 Tales of Crime and Suspense

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 at a recital hall in the middle of a snowstorm, but the last thing he expects is for Adina to turn up dead. In TER-LUCK-EN, when noted defense attorney Benny Baskin finds himself in jail on Thanksgiving Eve, Drayco has to try to save his bacon. In THE LEAST OF THESE, first published in Plan B: Volume III, Drayco goes undercover at a French Embassy soiree in hopes of bringing closure to a motherless girl. In WITH SWEET LAVENDER, first published in Over My Dead Body, Drayco discovers that love is not always a many-splendored thing. In FM IS FOR MURDER, first published in Poison + Murder = Satisfaction (and honored by an American Independent Writers award), the shock-jock host of a morning radio program turns up murdered-but maybe the question is who *didn't* want him dead?

Hear No Evil: Five Scott Drayco Stories

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 crime consultant 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 cellphone; his "Gang of Five" friends and their interest in the Akashic Records spiritual philosophy; and the gun used by the victim that was mysteriously stolen from a friend's car. Drayco fears a tragic incident from his own past may be clouding his objectivity. After all, the facts point to suicide, case closed. But when Drayco starts suffering from depression himself after playing the sonata, can he really be sure of what's real and what's imagined? The Suicide Sonata is the fifth installment in the acclaimed Scott Drayco mystery series, a finalist for the Shamus, Silver Falchion, and Daphne Awards. PRAISE FOR THE SCOTT DRAYCO SERIES: "Worth putting on your reading list." - The Library Journal"Lawson's protagonist is greatly compelling." - Publishers Weekly Booklife Prize"Lawson's book was so good, I read it twice from beginning to end."  - Readers Favorite Reviews

The Suicide Sonata:  A Scott Drayco Mystery - Scott Drayco Mystery Series, #5

From 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 mysterious Melungeons-with their olive skin, dark hair and blue eyes-are ostracized and feared, so when a local girl is found murdered after meeting with Melungeon healer Cephea Collins, suspicion falls on Cephea. It's up to local Sheriff Daniel Praeger to uncover the truth, but his investigation may end up digging a little too close to home when he finds himself falling for the main suspect, and his beliefs about science and witchcraft are turned upside down.

The Melungeon Witch - The Melungeon Witch Short Story Series, #1

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 suspect otherwise when he crosses paths with a badly disfigured man and the man's engimatic Goth son, as well as one of the smoothest and most dangerous figures Drayco has encountered in his career. Meanwhile, his conflicted feelings toward the soon-to-be-divorced town councilman's wife, Darcie Squier, continue to simmer under the surface and threaten to undermine his focus and cloud his judgement. But he's well aware he needs to keep his faculties razor-sharp if he's to solve the riddle of whether the cases in D. C. and the Eastern Shore are linked - or is he dealing with not one monster, but two?

Requiem for Innocence - Scott Drayco Mystery Series, #2

? Mystery Magazine's annual Sherlock Holmes issue ?A double Issue filled with Pastiches, Parodies and Halloween thrills! Includes twice as many original stories as our regular monthly issues, and two You-Solve-It mysteries. Featuring:"The Case Of The Teller Of Tales" by Martin Rosenstock: Herman Starkey, famous author, has been murdered. Watson looked up to him. Did Starkey deserve admiration? Can Watson help Sherlock Holmes to find the killer? "Dead Man's Chest" by Michael Kelly: A scream in the night echoes along London's fog-shrouded streets, and soon detective Benedict Keller is on the scene to discover a dead man and a mysterious chest. "The Adventure Of The Man In Two Places" by Michael Mallory: Baffled by the case of a murder suspect positively identified as the killer in London, but who can prove he was hundreds of miles away at the same time, Scotland Yard turns to the only man who could possibly solve the puzzle: Sherlock Holmes. "Doctor Watson Knows Noses" by Bruce Harris: A Sherlock Holmes essay examining facial features in the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle series of stories. "Scandal At The Savoy: The Monocle Murder" by CJ Verburg: Playing the world's most famous detectives is an amusing way for Holmes and Watson to earn a living, until the wrong killer calls their bluff. "Carousel Nightmare" by Max Jason Peterson: Orson and his mother love historic Hampton, but this haunted carousel ride brings up one too many memories. Is that the Headless Horseman pursuing them, or Orson's own demons? Capture is inevitable on this carousel ride to hell. "In The Land Of The Living" by Gretchen Altabef: Minutes from defeating Professor Moriarty at the Reichenbach Fall, Sherlock Holmes realizes that he is being hunted, escapes into the high Swiss Alps. His journey to freedom also allows him to save a boy who is the key to international peace. "The King's Island" by John M. Floyd: When a derelict in a stolen boat washes up on a tiny uncharted island, he finds that its only other resident seems vaguely familiar . "The Savile Row Mystery" by Bruce Harris: Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson help a soon-to-be-famous salesman with his at-risk position at a Savile Row clothiers. "A Double Fake" by BV Lawson: When is Sherlock Holmes not Sherlock Holmes? A young accountant gets roped into a game which turns out not to be all that elementary. "I, Montresor" by Edward Lodi: Drawing inspiration from a story by Edgar Allan Poe, a frustrated writer plans to exact a terrible revenge against a friend who he believes has betrayed him. But who is the avenger, and who the avenged? "Chamber Of Vengeance" by Joslyn Chase: When a family-owned costume and novelty shop in Seattle hires Tamsin and her boss to restore their wax sculpture display by Halloween, Tamsin knows they'll have to scramble. When murder happens in the museum, they get more than they bargained for. "A Study Of Death" A Dr. John Watson Mystery by Teel James Glenn: Dr. Watson, while still grieving Holmes, is asked to investigate an impossible murder in a locked room. We have two A You-Solve-It mysteries in this double-issue: "The Missing Train" by Kate Fellowes and "Lost In Time" by Peter DiChellis.... and original cover art by Robin Grenville Evans.

Mystery Magazine: October 2021 - Mystery Magazine Issues, #73

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 fall where they may. Except, Drayco finds he can't leave it alone and is obsessed with uncovering the truth: Is his mother really a killer? Where has she been all these years? And why did she suddenly leave her husband and children to vanish without a trace?Investigating the murder victim's colleagues, Drayco learns there are plenty who wanted the man dead, including a shadowy stalker who seems to have a mysterious connection to Drayco's mother. As he wades hip-deep into secrets, lies, and cons, he begins to question if the case is all just part of an elaborate scam ... where the only one being fooled is Drayco himself. NOTE: This is a sequel to book #3 in the Scott Drayco series, Dies Irae, which should be read before Elegy in Scarlet if you want to avoid spoilers!The Scott Drayco mystery series has been honored by the American Independent Writers, Maryland Writers Association, named Best Mystery in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, and been a finalist for the Shamus and Silver Falchion Awards. The complete chronology of the Scott Drayco series for reading in order is:Played to DeathRequiem for InnocenceDies IraeElegy in ScarletPraise for BV Lawson's Novels:"BV Lawson has created a memorable character in Drayco, a concert pianist turned FBI agent, turned crime consultant. He also has the fascinating condition of synesthesia, which not only adds a mysterious depth to his character it is integral to the plot."  Big Als Books & Pals "... Kept me guessing until the very end. I'd recommend this book to experienced mystery readers who enjoy wrestling with skillfully placed hints that don't easily reveal their secrets." Long and Short Reviews"The storyline here is nicely structured, and creatively ties together two murder mysteries, which occurred decades apart. The small town setting is ideal, the lead character engaging, and the supporting cast interesting and diverse." Omimystery News"Now this story was close to brilliance ... The writing was fluent and the story intriguing, and I loved the end." - IHeartReading Reviews"Lawson's book was so good, I read it twice from beginning to end... The citizens of Cape Unity are as diverse and multi-layered as any person living in the large cities, and Lawson portrayed them splendidly." - Reader's Favorite Reviews"A nice tight mystery in a realistic setting. Totally enjoyable." Terrie Farley Moran, author of the Read 'Em and Eat Mysteries"This the kind of story that DEMANDS your attention. The woven layers of character, plot, theme, and mystery mean that you can't read it fast enough but yet if you read too fast you'll miss something important. Reading BV Lawson books is the best kind of torture. I don't enjoy many Mystery or Suspense novels, but this one takes it. Highly Recommended!"  Amazon Top 500 Reviewer

Dies Irae - Scott Drayco Mystery Series, #3

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