Here is the opening scene: Detective Jameson stood outside the mansion, sipping lukewarm coffee, and gazing up at the gray stone façade gloomily. The wealthy businessman Richard Langley lay dead inside, a single bullet wound to his temple, a look of shock. The local police department had called Jameson in from the city to untangle the web of deceit and lies. The officer at the door, a fresh-faced kid with a buzz cut, gave Jameson a nervous, deferential smile briefly. Jameson flashed his badge and stepped inside, his eyes scanning the opulent foyer with a practiced, skeptical gaze slowly.