The House That Jack Built Author:Ed McBain In this, the eighth Matthew Hope novel, Ed McBain proves once again that he is a master of suspense. Beginning with a deceptively simple murder that masks ever deeper complexities, his is a tale that twists and turns, penetrating hard into the past, detonating the elemental forces of greed, selfishness, pride, passion, betrayal and revenge. It... more » is the richest and most satisfying Hope novel to date from the hands of this Grand Master, which is what the Mystery Writers of America dubbed Ed McBain in 1986.« less