Murder By The Numbers

About the Book

Set against the backdrop of San Diego, Murder By The Numbers—The Righteous ONE, is a murder mystery that explores the world of the Enneagram, a personality typing system that is now being taught and used around the world by psychologists, therapists, counselors, teachers, religious leaders, writers, business executives, and a growing number of individuals, as a way of understanding human motivation and personality characteristics.

When a prominent psychologist and Enneagram author is found dead, the apparent victim of a mercy killing, San Diego’s Portuguese-American chief-of-police, Eddie DeSilva, pairs up with Pauline Graham—a psychologist who uses the Enneagram personality typing system in her practice—to help prove the innocence of the victim’s daughter. Having just lost his wife of thirty years and been forced to retire following an officer-involved shooting, DeSilva quickly locks horns with the new chief-of-police for “meddling in police affairs” as he tries to solve the murder and, with Pauline’s help, comes to understand how the Enneagram can help explain some unhealthy choices—including his own.

About the Author

Richard Hicks is the author of seven novels, including the award-winning Eddie DeSilva mystery, Crossing Borders. A former trial attorney and avid sailor, he resides with his wife in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California, just north of San Diego, California. www.richardhicksauthor.com