Seattle Detective Marcus Brace is falling apart, both professionally and personally. But a brutal murder and a phone call from family long-forgotten force Marcus to face everything he's been running from and consider how sins from the past haunt those in the present. With those closest to him targeted, Marcus is on a race to find not just a killer but also pieces of a family mystery that no one wants to acknowledge. ..".Linder has a hit. Ghost Music is all-compelling and impossible to put down. A master at storytelling, Linder weaves a tale of intrigue and suspense that will keep readers up all night ...Add the fast-paced plot and the climactic surprise ending, and Ghost Music should be at the top of your must-read list." -Holli Castillo author of Gumbo Justice and Jambalaya Justice "Patrick Linder nails this amazing story." -C.L. Swinney, author of the Bill Dix series and current homicide/narcotics detective. "Linder's murder mystery cuts deep from the first page and there's no release until the final chapter." -Stephen L. Brayton, author of Alpha "Ghost Music is a surefire hit." -John M. Wills, author of The Year Without Christmas: A Novel ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Patrick Linder was born in Wichita, KS and now lives with his two children in the Seattle area. Awarded a Mellon Fellowship in Humanistic Study, he earned his PhD in American Literature from the University of Washington in 2005. Patrick is currently at work on the follow-up to Ghost Music, again featuring Seattle Detective Marcus Brace.