Publisher's Synopsis
Satan's Song(Book 2 of the 'Bailey Crane Mysteries - Books 1-6)- Inspired by a true crime in Phoenix, AZ -In Phoenix, Arizona, a young woman on a Sunday evening bike ride in Encanto Park is murdered in a most gruesome way - she is decapitated! The authorities have no leads in the case, and Bailey Crane is sought out by the victim's desperate mother. She must know the awful truth of her daughter's death, must come to some semblance of closure. There are no clues, no evidence, for Bailey to follow, but the mother's plea for his help in solving her daughter's murder has an emotional impact on the detective. As Bailey anxiously searches for links he finds homicides of young women in San Diego, California, Texas, and other states that have some similarities...By focusing on memorabilia provided by the distraught mother, Bailey's attention is subliminally directed toward a long-ago Summer Camp in Ohio and provides a trail that will lead him to physical and psychological confrontations that will leave his relatively sane world rearranged and shaken.There is a strong woman's presence in all Bailey Crane books...his partner, Wendy, is not only lovely but a fierce warrior for law and order and can hold her own in the dark and gritty world of crime and its dark and shady characters... Bailey is happily married but there are some interesting moments for these partners of the Phoenix Police Department.The bizarre conclusion comes in a small mountain town in Colorado. Our always musing southern sleuth will find a very personal and near sacred part of his life finding its own end point. There is emotional pain and there is a new beginning for our endearing Sherlock. NOTE: Each book in the series 'stands alone'. Five of the six books in the Series are inspired by true crimes in Arizona and old Mexico. If you enjoy getting to know the inner flow of a character's thoughts, Bailey Crane is your man. He muses about his own life and Life in general, but he is a devoted crusader for law and order and is always focused on the case at hand. Please, follow the cases and musings of Bailey Crane through this six-book series. As mentioned each book stands alone, each has its own beginning and ending, but, maybe, Bailey will keep you coming back for more. Perhaps you will identify with his musings and his rather romantic life style. Watch him age, battle the under-belly of our criminal elements, get beaten, kidnapped, wounded, and learn some truths about his own life... It's all there in these six books - and so much rings of truth! OTHER BOOKS IN THE BAILEY CRANE SERIES: Book 1 - "An Arizona Tragedy" (Inspired by a true 'cold case') - a lady friend/actress of Bailey (and the author!) is brutally murdered!Book 3 - "The Brutus Gate" (Bailey battles thugs and drugs!)Book 4 - "Murder in Pueblo del Mar" (Inspired by a true Arizona case)Book 5 - "A Soul Defiled" (Inspired by truth in Sonora State, Mexico)Book 6 ' "A Common Evil" (Inspired by a true Cartel shoot-out at a resort on the 'Sea of Cortez')
