Virtue of Insanity

Psycho-sleuth Mark Jordan stalks the killer of Stonecroft group home resident schizophrenic Neal Scully. The death by hanging triggers a police inquiry that threatens the health and security of the surviving residents. When the police charge resident manic depressive Blair Parsons, Mark probes the psychiatric underworld to clear his client's name. Mark antagonizes both the police and his superiors to protect the vulnerable young adults in his charge. Mark's investigation cost him his job, the woman he loves, and almost his sanity. Set in Canada, the novel features the spectacular cliff scenery of the Niagara Escarpment on Ontario's Bruce Peninsula.