The Raven and the Nightingale

Private Investigator Jerry Higgins was once a detective for the Boston Police Department-before being assigned to a string of grisly murders that cost him the life of his partner. For years the crime scenes-splashed with blood, strewn with entrails, and showcasing gruesome butchery-have plagued him during the day. At night, he sought solace in the bottom of a bottle while being reminded of the loss of his love and the future life that could have been. Lachlan Calhoun is an upcoming New York City tattoo artist and painter. When he begins receiving letters that put him on a pedestal while threatening to bring him fatally and permanently back to earth, the tarot sends him to Higgins. As hidden bits of his life begin to unravel through Higgins's expert skills, Calhoun is faced with a dilemma. Does he allow the detective into the secret he holds dear, or does he keep him at arm's length, knowing that it could cost him his life? While Higgins works to discover the author of Calhoun's poison pen letters, he also helps former colleagues on the New York City police force, who believe the serial killer from Boston has begun anew in their jurisdiction. Calhoun may be on the list of victims, and Higgins will be damned-maybe literally-before someone else he knows falls prey to a killer who may have links to demonic powers.