The Foundation
Mark Vaughn

5.25 x 8 - 184 Pages

"Murder always involves one or both of two things, Britton, money and passion."

These words spoken by Homicide Detective Stan Warden seep through the pages of Mark Vaughn's latest murder mystery, The Foundation. Readers familiar with Mark Vaughn's first novel, Kenebec, will recall Warden and the Rev. Kit Mathers as they see them once again amidst the workings of scandal, deceit and murder.

As an appointed member of the Broadman Foundation, Mathers looks on as the directors of this charitable foundation board are caught up in a suspenseful drama of manipulation, jealousy, hatred and greed. The persistent police work of Detective Sergeant Stanley Warden opens up a web of intrigue as his investigation pits him against the machinations of a ruthless drug lord whose involvement further complicates solving the murder case. The complexities involved, however, are woven in the Foundation itself and weigh heavily on the potential motive that each director may have had, leaving both detective and reader challenged beyond deductive reasoning for a break in the case.