The first victim is Jacob Schneider- a prominent criminal defense attorney. His death is ruled a suicide by authorities, just like all the other defense attorneys who have died recently. However, when Special Agent Chris DiMeglio gets on the case, he receives a tip from a local reporter who suspects these deaths are connected. Between the victim profiles, the suicide notes, and the unusual methods of death, it soon becomes obvious the FBI has yet another serial killer on their hands. The Shakespeare Killer is a new mystery from Douglas J. Wood featuring Special Agent Chris DiMeglio. This case is particularly sadistic and soon DeMiglio starts receiving texts referencing Shakespearean characters and a clear motive to "kill all the lawyers." With the lives of so many at stake, DiMeglio is forced to play a heart-pounding, cat and mouse game to find the culprit and stop the killing. Praise for Blood on the Bayou : "If you're in the market for a fast-paced, well-written, tightly plotted police procedural that features a serial killer, crooked cops, FBI profiler, simmering racial unrest, a sultry setting, and plenty of twists and turns, then look no further because Blood on the Bayou has it all." -Charles Salzberg, Shamus Award-Winning author of Second Story Man and Swann's Last Song [A]n ingenious plot and a trick ending straight out of Agatha Christie. -Ben Steelman, Star News (NC) "If you want to write a murder mystery in the vein of 20/20 or 48 Hours, you might want a setting like New Orleans with its dark alleys, sultry setting, partying tourists, and of course a murder, or maybe a serial killer. You might include good cops/bad cops, Voodoo, the KKK and race issues, FBI involvement, and romance. Douglas J. Wood's new book Blood on the Bayou, has all of this and more. This book is fascinating. - Sandhills Magazine (NC) June/July 2022 issue Praise for Dark Data , winner of the Independent Press Award for Political Thriller: "Exhilarating action...A taut tale of a global attack that's both gripping and frighteningly plausible" - Kirkus Reviews Praise for Asshole Attorney , winner of the Independent Press Award for Humor: "Raw, candid, and utterly unforgettable" - Midwest Book Review Douglas J. Wood is the author of ten books, including the award-winning Samantha Harrison political trilogy. In 2018, he published his memoir, Asshole Attorney: Memories, Musings, and Missteps in A 40-Year Career (winner of the 2019 Independent Press Award for Best Humor and Wit). In the following year, he added Dark Data: Control, Alt, Delete, a thriller about cyberwar and financial terrorism and winner of the 2020 Independent Press Award for Best Political Thriller. He followed that with Dragon on the Far Side of the Moon, a thriller that pits China and the United States in conquest of the Moon. His newest release, The Shakespeare Killer, is a sequel to his last critically acclaimed book, Blood on the Bayou. Both are thrillers about serial killers and the FBI's pursuit of them before more innocent people are murdered. His other non-fiction titles include 101 Things I Want to Say...the Collection, a book of fatherly advice to his children and the best-selling text Please Be Ad-Vised: A Legal Reference Guide for the Advertising Executive, described by Bob Liodice, CEO of the Association of National Advertisers, as the legal bible for the industry.He has over 47 years of experience practicing entertainment and media law, often imparting knowledge gained from his career in his books. Listed among the leading global specialists in advertising law in Chambers, the Legal 500, The Best Lawyers in America, and Super Lawyers, he is known and respected worldwide and is a member of the Legal 500 Hall of Fame for Advertising Law. He received his BA from the University of Rhode Island, his Juris Doctor from the Franklin Pierce Law Center, a Masters of Law in Trade Regulation from New York University School of Law, and an Honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of New Hampshire. Doug has been adjunct professor of advertising law at the UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law and the University College Cork in Ireland.Doug lives in North Carolina with Carol Ann, his wife of 50 years. They are blessed with three grown children and four adorable grandchildren.