Murder in the 11th House

Praise for Murder in the 11th House... "Interesting characters and insightful social observations bode well for the future of the Starlight Detective Agency." - Jeanne Matthews, author of Bet Your Bones "A detective who makes deductions using astrology and an author with an insider's take on New York City make for a clever, fun, and engaging debut mystery." -Neil McMahon, author of Lone Creek and L.A. Mental Astrological detective David Lowell must use his charts and knowledge to solve the murder of a state judge in a New York City parking garage. At the urging of his daughter Melinda, a young defense attorney, Lowell tries to prove the innocence of Johnny Colbert, a loud-mouthed bartender wrongly accused of the crime. Lowell's hacker sidekick Mort, his vivacious assistant Sarah, and their bodyguard Andy join them in their race against time.With birth charts and street smarts, Lowell sorts out a cast of characters, from the judge's clerk and her lawyer boyfriend to the judge herself, and traces the reason for the crime back to a surprising source. Mitchell Scott Lewis has been a practicing astrologer and teacher in New York City for more than twenty years. He also worked on the Mercantile Exchange and successfully predicted a number of major financial events, including the sub-prime mortgage collapse, the stock crash of '08, and the current recession.