The Book of Virtue

With his hated father dead, a mans life takes a dangerous turn. He doesnt cry when his father, Frank, dies. The old man was an abusive, self-absorbed drunk, and when cancer takes him to his deathbed, his son is there to watch. At Franks final moment he leans over and whispers in his ear, letting the dying man know that hes glad to see him go. His only inheritance is a heavy, leather-bound book. He has never seen it before, and has trouble believing that his brutal, ignorant father ever touched something so beautiful. But the volume is well-thumbed, full of aphorisms and advice written in the dead mans hand. Soon after he reads it, the son finds his life spiraling out of control. If he doesnt want to follow Daddy to the grave, he had best heed the lessons of the book. The Bibliomysteries are a series of short tales about deadly books, by top mystery authors.