
Drayco gets pulled into a tangled scheme of jealousy and betrayal that reaches across the Atlantic into some of the darkest days of human history. Then, one mystery turns to two, as Drayco learns of a famous Polish pianist whose last concert was at the Opera House fifty years ago-and was murdered after returning home. Working with a wary Sheriff, Drayco has to navigate a complicted maze of illicit love affairs and hostility over immigration and coastal development.ĭrayco’s confidence in his decision-making abilities is further shaken when the flirtatious and lonely wife of a Town Councilman almost derails Drayco’s efforts with her attempts to seduce him, despite the fact she had an affair with the victim.

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 letter “G” mockingly carved into his chest. 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. Simmering resentment in a small Virginia coastal town.įormer piano prodigy-turned FBI agent Scott Drayco is still suffering nightmares from his last case as a private consultant. For fans of PBS and BBC mysteries from Derringer Award-winning author BV Lawson:
