OK, so here I am, Lee Morris, opening the doors and windows to gusts of life and early death.
-- Decider by Dick Francis.
Dick Francis is like book crack to me. I can't get enough of his books these days. I particularly enjoy the audio versions, but I'll pack along a paperback as well.
Love them.
This one is about an architect who specializes in restoring ruins and renovating them into habitable, if unconventional, homes. He finds himself in the middle of a dangerous family squabble among the heirs of a racecourse.