Hangman Author:Christopher A. Bohjalian Marcia and Brian Middleton leave New York City, Brian's infidelity, and their other problems behind and buy a rambling house in a picturesque Vermont town. But the house is infected with evil, and the already unstable Brian hangs himself in the attic within days of their arrival. — An autopsy reveals that the victim was dead before his body was h... more »oisted. Once the police learn about Brian's indiscretion and his wife-beating, they label Marcia a murder suspect. Detective J. P. Burrows, however, can't find any evidence against the widow, though he does build a case that an evil force in the Middleton house killed Brian. In the meantime, the beautiful Marcia seems to be going slowly out of her mind -- from guilt perhaps. Burrows finds out, too late for one victim, that a conscience can be a dangerous thing.« less