Pamela Barnes Acoustic Mystery 01-Sounds of Murder

"Rockwell's first mystery is well crafted and lots of fun. . . . Her timing is impeccable, her plot jumps along, and the killer is well hidden until the final denouement. . . . a great read for a summer day."

--Midwest Book Review

SOUNDS OF MURDER tells a tale of academic intrigue and death. At Grace University, a small southern college, no one in the Psychology Department likes Charlotte Clark, so no one is particularly upset when she is found murdered in the department's million-dollar computer lab. But because she discovered the body, Associate Professor Pamela Barnes feels obligated to find Charlotte's killer. When she discovers a recording of the murder that was accidentally produced during Charlotte's struggle with the killer, she begins her own investigation.

Along the way, Pamela agonizes with her own conscience as she fights her growing fear. She attempts to understand her mysterious Department Chair, keep her curious colleagues informed, placate her protective husband, and avoid antagonizing a local rube detective who belittles her efforts--all while she struggles to make sense of the sounds on the recording.

As she gets deeper and deeper into her analysis--trying to connect what she hears in the recording with sounds from people (and potential killers) around her--she gets closer and closer to the killer. However, the killer is observing Pamela's efforts and resolving to stop her.