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The case takes an even stranger turn after a second murder and a second music code, with signs pointing toward a possible ritualistic killing. 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. 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.

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. Three years ago, Scott Drayco left the FBI after an incident involving his partner, Mark “Sarg” Sargosian.

Played to Death by B.V. Lawson