Abandoned on the doorstep of a fraternity house as an infant, Franklin Taurus Wells has a single compelling motivation: To find out who he is. Returning to live as caretaker in the ponderous emptiness of that same decaying mansion, Tau discovers an intricate tangle of mysteries, feuds and sins unfolding around him--as well as romance.Mayor's mansion, art studio, fraternity house, marble mausoleum--everybody wants One Thousand Cliff Road but nobody wants to release its secrets.Three books in one--over 60 captivating chapters.

Ed Y. Arminson has a patient wife and a Texas accent. He is a medieval history buff, an omnivorous reader, a compulsive tinkerer--and a master story-teller.