Fatal Fugue

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 hired to get to the bottom of the mystery, even though he knows—from his own painful personal experience—most cold cases are never solved. Digging deeper, he discovers some of the movie crew may not be who they appear to be and that the past is very much alive and determined to catch up with the present.Hunted by a killer who will stop at nothing to protect explosive secrets, Drayco must navigate the treacherous waters of cover-ups and deception to get to the bottom of the mystery. But when Drayco is also targeted, he realizes the stakes reach even higher than he imagined.PRAISE FOR BV LAWSON'S CRIME FICTION:Worth putting on your reading list. - Library JournalLawson's protagonist is greatly compelling. - Publishers Weekly Booklife PrizeA well-plotted mystery with wonderfully drawn characters. - Long and Short Reviews