When the most hated landlord in San Francisco takes an unexpected jump off the roof of his own building, the police want to call it a suicide, since both the Mayor and press are complaining about the dismal closure rate for homicide investigations. But ex-cop Sam McGowan knows it was murder. He also knows that anyone living on the top floor of the building should be a suspect, including himself. The only thing the neigh-bors have in common is a general agreement that their dead landlord got what he deserved-and that one of them is probably responsible. As more bodies surface and alliances shift, Sam finds himself jumping between his old life as a cop and his new one as a murder suspect.... Tim Maleeny is the Macavity Award-winning author of Stealing the Dragon, Beating the Babushka, and, most recently, Greasing the Pinata. Jump is his new standalone thriller. Maleeny lives and writes in San Francisco. www.timmaleeny.com