Murder and Deceit in RIVERTOWN, USA, is a 1930s-era novel based on an actual murder in Tiltonsville, Ohio. Involved with both the out of town syndicate and locals in a land fraud scheme, Michael Bishop, an architect turning con man in order to achieve sudden riches, arrives in town knowing he is to be set up with a cover job. Deacon Walsh mistakes him for the Methodist bishop who is also arriving that week. Since somebody came, Ezekiel, the custodian...