Moon Music

Called in to investigate the mutilation murder of a young showgirl, Detective Sergeant Romulus Poe is struck by the case's dreaded similarities to a horrendous slaying done by an anonymous monster dubbed "the Bogeyman." Even in a city known for its excesses, this crime is particularly shocking because of the animalistic destruction of the body. A loner with a love of justice, Poe immerses himself in the horrific case, forming a team consisting of the handsome detective Stephen Jensen, his colleague but not a friend; Detective Patricia Deluca, a homicide newcomer; and forensic pathologist Rukmani Kalil, who is also Poe's part-time, unorthodox girlfriend. From the start, the team is mired in a web of intrigue. And the urgency of resolution becomes frenzied when another body is found in the desert.