Spontaneous Combustion

A novel of suspense, Spontaneous Combustion explores the forensic methods employed to identify and capture a sociopathic serial-arsonist turned killerTwo macabre arson-homicides in Memphis, Tennessee, expose the existence of a diabolical and sadistic murderer who has devised an unthinkable means of inflicting death. A third incident in rural Mississippi results in an unlikely alliance between a Memphis fire investigator, a Memphis homicide detective, and the chief of detectives for the rural county where the third incident occurred. The city investigators soon learn that their country-bumpkin counterpart hides beneath his Southern demeanor the cunning and tenacity of a modern-day Sherlock Holmes. Together they embark on an investigation with far reaching implications. Little do they suspect their quarry has the resources and connections to turn his childhood facination with fire into a weapon against one of the most powerful law enforcement organizations in the country.