Grace Street Mystery

David Randall is a lively, carefree fellow with a talent for finding things. His perfect family life is derailed when he loses his little daughter, Lindsey, in a car accident. He is haunted by her in his dreams, fearful that she blames him. Randall, thrown out by his second wife and wanting to leave a dead-end detective agency to start his own, reluctantly accepts an invitation from Camden, his psychic friend, to stay in his boarding house. Here he meets a variety of people, including Kary Ingram, the lovely young woman who, he hopes, could become the love of his life; Ellin Belton, Camden's intensely ambitious girlfriend; and an ever-changing assortment of tenants, all searching for a home and family. When Albert Bennett, an elderly music professor, is found dead in his home, there are hints that the death was not from natural causes, but the only clue to Bennett's murder is a notebook filled with odd musical notation. Randall wants in on the case but is warned off by the police. When Randall's client, Melanie Gentry, hires him to prove her great-grandmother was murdered by her lover, John Burrows Ashford, over authorship of the song “Patchwork Melodies,” Randall sets out on the investigation, also angling to find a connection to Bennett's murder, as well as to a third death, the murder of a Smithsonian director who was preparing a new PBS documentary on early American music. When Randall's investigations lead him to another notebook, he finds not only “Two Hearts Singing,” John Ashford's most famous song, but also, hidden within the cover, a valuable early copy of Stephen Foster's “Oh! Susanna.” Then things begin to get supernaturally complicated when John Ashford's spirit parks itself in Camden and refuses to leave until Randall proves Ashford's innocence.

It's Christmas in Parkland, North Carolina, and Private Investigator David Randall is looking forward to his mother's visit to 10023145 Grace Street, even though he knows she'll want to talk about his daughter, who died in a car accident. But then David and his friend Camden come upon the body of one of Cam's friends, Jared Hunter, who was brutally stabbed. Cam has violent flashbacks to the crime, making him fear he is somehow linked to the killing. One of the suspects is Boyd Taylor, who hires David Randall to investigate. David soon discovers that Jared had once served time for his involvement in a break-in at the Parkland Museum of History. Also involved in that crime was Bert Galvin, the son of the editor of Parkland's Herald newspaper. Another suspect is the so-called Parkland Avenger. David believes that this inept superhero is just a set up by award-hungry Herald reporter Brooke Verner. The SuperHero Society of Parkland also insists that the Avenger is not one of their members. Meanwhile, Kary, the love of David's life, wants a more active role in his cases and, to his dismay, joins the SuperHero Society. David gets a new lead from Brooke Verner, who tells him that she saw a letter from Bert Galvin promising not to tell about the “museum funds.” By comparing museum records and newsletters, David discovers an important discrepancy. A collector of valuable letters was never paid the full amount owed him and died in a car crash suspiciously soon after the sale. Could Jared Hunter or Bert Galvin have used the museum break-in to cover up an embezzlement scheme? And did the embezzlement scheme lead to a murder? Jared had a collection of comics, and in them David finds a map, which leads him and Cam to a series of tunnels underneath several stores that recently had been robbed. Kary, in her superhero guise, comes on the scene to help them set a trap that will, once and for all, put an end to Cam's troubling visions.

Private investigator David Randall, still struggling with guilt over his daughter Lindsey's death, can't bring himself to look at the DVD of her dance recitals. Fortunately, he's distracted by two cases: socialite Sandy Olaf's missing diamond bracelet, and a missing box that magicians Taft and Lucas Finch say belonged to Houdini. When Taft is found dead in a trunk at the Magic Club, Randall's suspects include the owner, Rahnee Nevis, who was in love with Taft; punk magician, WizBoy, who wants to run the club; the bartender, Jilly, who was also in love with Taft; and Jolly Bob, a washed-up illusionist. Meanwhile, Randall's friend Camden is concerned with losing his voice, his girlfriend Kary insists on being a magician's assistant, and Cam's girlfriend, Ellin, has to deal with overbearing Sheila Kirk, the wife of a potential sponsor who insists on hosting the PSN's programs. Can Randall uncover the truth and tackle his own demons?