‍ BOOK 1: A PREQUEL TO DANGEROUS INSPIRATION

Appearing in a news story can be fatal.

News becomes a dangerous business for everyone involved when the people profiled in the pages of The Boston Observer start filling the morgue. Spearheading the investigation, literate Detective Ronan Mezini has a rare condition called synesthesia that commingles his senses, turning sounds into colors.

Though he feels as if he’s living in a movie with special effects, his skewed perceptions lead him to a startling link between the murders and a killer on a warped mission.

The story takes place at an elite artist's colony in Vermont's quirky and remote Northeast Kingdom — five years after Deadline on Arrival.

When a group of eccentric creative people come together, murders occur in rapid succession. Suspicion falls on everyone as Ronan Mezini, by now a private eye, unearths the founding family's secrets. Mezini has skewed perceptions because of a condition called synesthesia, which commingles his senses — serving as a sort of low-level superpower that gives him astounding insights

To quote one review: “Mezini likes philosophy, Shakespeare, good red wine, and complicated women. He likes to talk to himself, and his often hilarious soliloquies keep this whodunit moving from beginning to end.”