That Murder Feeling

A whodunit with feelings so BIG they seep out.

Meet Rodrick Gray, PI...

Rod Gray has a gift that's both a blessing and a curse: he can see emotions. And hear them, touch them-even inhale them. He's given a name to the inside-out worlds he encounters, with their strange botanical growths, weather, and creatures: soul gardens. It's a noisy way to walk through life, but in 1985, in his small Minnesota town of Two Lakes, it helps him discern what others cannot.

There's one soul garden he's never wanted to enter. A killer's.

Until now. When the town's richest man is found dead in a blizzard, suspicion lands on Rod's childhood friend, Clementine Baker. Someone sabotaged the victim's car, stranding him in the woods. There are plenty of suspects and one big problem: Rod has no idea what to look for. The feeling left behind in the culprit's soul could be anything-a thorny vine, a lurking serpent that hisses I did it, or something entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, old feelings for Clem clash with growing doubts about her innocence. The police are closing in, his heart keeps getting in the way, and time is running out. Rod must find murder's mark before the killer strikes again.

The first Soul Garden Mystery. A genre-bending whodunit of snow, small-town secrets, and a whole lot of tangled feelings.