Murder by Rites

Book One of The Alex Gershwin Mysteries Abruptly leaving the Baltimore Police Department after finding and arresting one of the city's most notorious murderers, Alex Gershwin begins a new life as a private detective. What Alex did not expect was a call from the mayor of a small Northern Arizona city 2,200 miles away asking for help in capturing a serial killer, whose calling card is to mutilate the bodies in a twisted ritual interpretation of the Bushido, the code of honor of samurai warriors. Racing against time, using instincts combined with 21st Century technology to locate and save the last four victims in a showdown against the most formidable foe of Alex's young career.