Timmy Callahan's ex-lover Skeeter triggers gay private eye Don Strachey's involvement with the Osbornes, a twisted family on the verge of selling their liberal newspaper. But someone within the family has ideas on settling just who should buy it, and those ideas include murder. Chain of Fools is the sixth entry in Author Richard Stevenson's critically acclaimed series of popular mysteries starring tough, wise-cracking private detective Don Strachey and spouse Timmy. This time out, Strachey's investigation discovers more danger and family skeletons than any family has a right to own. The crisp dialogue and realistic characters (including the introduction of a memorably trash-talking lesbian surgeon) keep the reader entertained until the very end. The novel also includes a brand-new preface from the author written specifically for this edition.