Dies Irae: A Scott Drayco Mystery

Three years ago, Scott Drayco left the FBI after taking the fall for 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 coed at an elite 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 murder girl—a music background and synthesthesia. The case takes an even stranger turn when a second coed is murdered with a new code pinned to her half-naked body, and signs point toward a possible ritualistic killing. Then, Drayco himself starts receiving coded messages . . .