When crime scene cleaner Charles 'Yey' Reyes helps a detective friend solve a Roanoke homicide, he shuns the praise. He quickly changes his mind when his friend is killed while on duty. But this time, his offer to help is rejected by the police captain. Meanwhile, homegrown celebrity Sydney Estes buys a house near town. As the citizens swoon, Yey notices a link between Sydney and a flurry of homicides. Harangued by the captain, local media, and Sydney's fans, Yey struggles to connect clues which will prove his theories. " Yey Reyes] is like Hannibal Lecter's Will Graham without the...

Angel Lyman is a U.S. Marine with superhuman abilities and a troubled heart. Priya Blue is now boss over her late father's record label, adding to her already-stacked list of responsibilities and worries. Wolfe is an about-to-be-famous rap prodigy with no history in the industry and very little street credibility.... There is a collision on the horizon. In Precious Meddle, author Chris DeBrie brings a mix of unique character and plot.

An uncompromising pastor hires Detective Reyes to find the truth behind a fight that left his grandson badly injured. Political and social lines are drawn during the investigation. Loyalties are tested and sometimes scuffed. As the search for the chief troublemaker moves across Roanoke Valley, Reyes finds himself questioning his own convictions.