The House That Jack Built

The morning after Jonathan Parrish’s fortieth birthday party, the
guest of honor is found lying dead in a pool of his own blood. Police
arrive at the scene to find his older brother, Ralph, covered in red
and clutching the murder weapon. From behind bars, Ralph insists he didn’t do it. He claims he heard
a scream from the other room, saw a man dressed in black running away,
and rushed to pull the fatal blade from Jonathan’s chest. But his
explanations don’t sway the Florida police, especially when several
witnesses saw the brothers arguing about Jonathan’s homosexual
lifestyle the night before. But attorney Matthew Hope believes Ralph-call it instinct, call it a
hunch, Matt’s law partner, Frank Summerville, calls it Matt’s code.

But with Frank too distraught over his crumbling marriage to pitch in
this time, Matthew enlists private eye Warren Chambers to help prove
Ralph’s innocence. And with few clues to go by, the duo will have to
dig through a world of closet cases, secret trysts, and a community on
edge to capture the real killer.