Appearing in a news story can be fatal.News becomes a dangerous business for everyone involved when the people profiled in the pages of The Boston Observer start filling the morgue. Spearheading the investigation, literate Detective Ronan Mezini has a rare condition called synesthesia that commingles his senses, turning sounds into colors.Though he feels as if he's living in a movie with special effects, his skewed perceptions lead him to a startling link between the murders and put him on the trail of a killer on a warped mission.