Calculated Murder is a part of Cranston Mysteries. All books in this collection have the same main characters and as the plots are not connected these can be read as standalone novels.
Lawyer and businessman, Roumoult Cranston is notorious for solving bizarre cases. For him, the scandalous murder of millionaire playboy Garner Moss by a rich ex-model holds no interest. But fate intervenes when Roumoult becomes a prime suspect and is drawn in the tantalizing murder investigation.
Suddenly he's in the spotlight, hassled by the media and scrutinized by the NYPD detectives. To make matters worse, in his attempts to solve one murder, he uncovers two more bodies and moves on top of the suspect list. Frustrated, he wonders if his situation could get any worse.
Disaster strikes when Roumoult traces a minor inconsistency in Moss's life and unlocks a Pandora box. The murder investigation turns darker, throwing Roumoult and the NYPD detectives in a race against time.