Murder from the Grave

While investigating a murder crime scene, San Francisco police find a letter addressed to one of their detectives, the clever and highly-respected Inspector Deuteronomy Saint Claire, who is at odds with the city's top brass for not sharing information over a career of twelve years. The letter is from a serial killer who tells Saint Claire that, despite being dead and in a grave for the last twelve days, he will murder seven people over the next thirty days.Because the planned murders are interdependent, with each killing setting off the next, the killer dares the secretive detective to either stop him or proclaim his genius to the world. Former Berkeley criminal psychology professor Saint Claire, convinced the letter is from the same killer who murdered his son, cautiously accepts the premise and the challenge. By preventing any one of the planned murders, Saint Claire can interrupt the sequence and save lives, but only if the killer's claim to murder from the grave is true. Using clues from the letter and crime scenes, the detective is determined to defeat the killer, and if his instincts prove true, solve the murder of his son.

MARCUS MCGEE Curriculum Vitae Birth date: August 8, 1960, Casablanca Morocco Locale: 1960 - 1964: Casablanca, Morocco 1964 - 1967: Madrid, Spain 1967 - 1969: Omaha, Nebraska 1969 - 1984: Sacramento, California Valley High School (Speech, Debate, Languages, Music) California State University, Sacramento (Communication Studies major, French Language & Theatre Arts minors) 1984 - 2008: Sacramento, CA and Los Angeles, CA Writing/Production History 1982: Three plays: Solomon and Constance, Michael Angelo, Stevie: The Eighth Wonder of the World 1983: Produced and directed Stevie at Sierra II Theatre, Sacramento, July; wrote stage play Table 21; Wrote No More Cheesecake!; began first novel 1985: Completed novel Deus Ex Machina, completed two plays: Caesar and Kidstuff 1986: Wrote stage play Dream and one-act Fashion 1987: Adapted Dream as screenplay; Piss Only on the Porcelain, short stories Till Death Do Us Part, Mr. Peacock, Anthropophagi 1988: Wrote The Love Tragedies and Remember 1990: Produced, directed and starred in No More Cheesecake! at the Sacramento Community Center Theatre, March; began Willie Brown biography 1994: Wrote Mommy! There's A Little Boy Under My Bed! 1996: Completed Willie: The Man, The Myth & The Era; wrote short stories 1998: Published An Essay: On N------ and Squirrels; began writing legal novel; wrote Black Bertha 1999: Published short story collection: Four Stories; finished novel; wrote Apology 2000: Published novel Legal Thriller; An Essay: On The Execution of Timothy McVeigh 2001: Published short story collection: Synchronicity; began new novel 2002: Published thriller The Last Year 2003: Researched and developed Griot film project 2004: Completed short story collection: The Silk Noose; began Murder From the Grave 2005-06: Published The Silk Noose; researched and developed thriller Viral Vector; continued writing From the Grave 2007-08: Completed From the Grave; began writing Viral Vector 2009-10: Published Murder From the Grave; completed Viral Vector Personal: Single father raising two children; son Mark, 19 and daughter Natsumi, 12; fourth of seven children: 4 brothers and 2 sisters Extras: Fluent in French, competent at Latin and Spanish; accomplished at saxophone and other woodwinds; strong science, math, history, political science and religions background Hobbies: Reading history and philosophy; theatrical production; music and movies Passions: Writing, research, stories, wine, art, travel