Starlight Detective Agency

Murder in the 11th House is the first novel in the mystery series that introduces a unique character in the annals of detective fiction. Astrological detective David Lowell gets involved in a new case thanks to his daughter, a young defense attorney who believes that a murder suspect is innocent. A judge has been murdered in a New York City parking garage, and Joanna "Johnny" Colbert, a tough and mouthy bartender, is accused of the crime. Lowell's daughter, Melinda, believes that her client has been wrongly accused. To solve the crime, Lowell has the help of his hacker sidekick Mort, office assistant Sarah, and bodyguard Andy, but it is birth charts and street smarts that give Lowell the lead in his race against time. When he sorts through the misdirections of a group of suspects, he traces the crime back to a surprising source.

Someone is bumping off rock's wrinkled royalty. After the death of the third aging rock star-fifty-eight-year-old Freddie Finger, lead singer for multiplatinum band Rocket Fire-astrologer-detective David Lowell is brought into the case. Freddie wasn't well liked, and Lowell has his hands full with plenty of suspects: There are Freddie's ex-wives, who seem willing enough to kill each other; his disgruntled band members, angry because Freddie's solo career was threatening their future; his greedy manager, now busily promoting the death of the rock star; and the musician whose career Freddie sabotaged many years ago. Freddie's daughter, movie actress Vivian Younger, has retained Lowell's services to help catch her father's killer. She seems intrigued with Lowell and his bizarre profession. As they search for the truth, could there be romance in the stars for this stoic detective? Lowell and Vivian have the help of his staff: vivacious, red-haired assistant Sarah, master hacker and psychic Mort, and driver and bodyguard Andy. Together they must sift through the detailed astrological charts of the suspects for any clues in the stars that could point to a killer.

In his most personal case yet, astrologer-detective David Lowell is asked to find Dr. Ethan Williamson's dying son's twin in time for a lifesaving kidney transplant. A rare blood type has made a successful donor impossible to find, and time is running out for the boy. Dr. Williamson presents Lowell with a briefcase containing one million dollars in cash and the promise of another million upon completion of his mission. With the help of his able staff-gal Friday, vivacious redhead Sarah; master hacker and psychic Mort; and bodyguard-chauffer Andy-Lowell sets out to find the missing boy and his mother, who disappeared shortly after the boys were born. As he gets further into the case, Lowell hires his daughter and prize astrology student, attorney Melinda Lowell, as council to protect his legal status in what appears to be a very complicated case. Lowell has also contacted his ex-wife with the hope of reconciliation, so Andy drives Lowell and Melinda to Woodstock for a family reunion with its own tragic backdrop. As he pursues the case, Lowell discovers that things aren't as they seem. He is joined in his search for the truth by Karen Sweeney-an LA police officer investigating the death of her uncle, private detective Mickey Broad-and Luigi, her 150-pound Great Dane–Labrador mix. Using his astrological expertise and common sense, Lowell uncovers the sordid facts in this story-which owes more than a little to the ancient Greek tragedies-as he follows the path to a shocking and unexpected conclusion.