Mystery of Things

In this mystery-thriller set on the shores of Lake Michigan, a brilliant young Shakespeare scholar is targeted for deconstruction by a killer inspired by Shakespeare's most frightening villains.

James Ireton is haunted by a tragic past and recurring nightmares of a Knight, a Lady, and a vicious Dragon.

James thinks they're just dreams, unconnected to the chaos of an everyday life that includes grad school, serial affairs, and the enmity of a right-wing Catholic cult.

But when two people close to him fall victim in a seemingly motiveless series of brutal murders, James discovers there may be a very modern sort of Dragon preying in the shadows of his life.

Worse, if he doesn't find a bit of St. George in himself, the woman he loves may prove the Dragon's ultimate victim.