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The Forensic Astrology Files
Atmospheric San Francisco mysteries where police work meets astrology, ritual clues, and the hidden patterns people kill to protect.
Book one
The Eclipse Killer
A ritual killer is staging bodies according to the stars. Detective Hunter Davis needs evidence. Astrologer Madeline Merritt can read the timing.
book two
Secrets of the Red Oak Tavern
A North Beach tavern murder exposes old crimes, dirty loyalties, and revenge years in the making.
What Makes the Series Different
Mystery first
Astrology as investigative intelligence
San Francisco as a city of secrets
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Rachel Funk Heller has over 30 years of experience working in broadcast news, television and film production, along with many years working in community theatre in Hawaii.
After receiving her Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Communications from the University of Hawaii she worked as an Associate Producer at CNN in Atlanta, Georgia and in Washington, DC.
Upon returning to Hawaii she worked as a free-lance television writer, producer, director, editor, and graphic designer on various projects, many for the Hawaii Department of Education.