When Lindsey Nagel joins a wannabe vampire group, it's not her blood they're after, it's her life.

Lindsey Nagel is polyphobic. She’s afraid of needles, heights, and crowds. And yet, when a friend suggests she join the Essence of Life Society, a group of wannabe vampires, she agrees. When her body is found in the streambed of a canyon by three kids, Detective Giorgio Salvatori is called out. He is joined by his brother, Rocky, his intrepid sidekick, Grosvenor, and the ghost of young Christian Maynard to solve this case.

But this case will take them far beyond a group of people living in the shadows and pretending they are vampires; it will lead them to drug trafficking, a vicious dogfighting ring, and a heroic, but mysterious pit bull, named Shadow.

What people are saying about The Essence of Murder:
"This is a very intense police procedural/murder mystery and I enjoyed the excellent writing I've come to expect from Lynn."

"The Giorgio Salvatori series stands as tall as the wonderful Maids of Mercer. I only wish Lynn would write more quickly and more often so I would have more of her tales to read."

"This is the first book in the series I've read but it won't be the last. If you like detective stories with a bit of paranormal added this is the series for you."

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