A Dead Issue — John Evans

Mark Cameron does not want to be groomed to take over the family business empire. He wants to find his own path in life -- like his father did. But when his half-brother comes to town, that path takes Mark to the center of a felony homicide investigation as a person of interest. He plays a dangerous game, balancing between being a key witness and a prime suspect as Detective Devereaux doggedly searches for that one clue that could put Mark behind bars.

Meanwhile, the vultures circle the investigation and tear into the family fortune, gorging themselves with payoffs, extortion, and ransom. Mark's world is spinning out of control and he must find a way to make it stop. There is only one way. Someone must die.