Mr. Peanut

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David Pepin has loved his wife, Alice, since they met in a university seminar on Alfred Hitchcock. After thirteen years of marriage, he can't imagine life without her, yet he obsessively thinks about her death. When Alice is found dead, David is distraught and becomes the prime suspect. The detectives on the case, Ward Hastroll and Sam Sheppard, bring their own marital experiences to the investigation. Hastroll's wife has become mysteriously bedridden, while Sheppard, having been convicted and exonerated for his wife's murder decades earlier, is acutely aware of marital guilt and innocence. As the investigation unfolds, David's connection to a peculiar hit man named Mobius complicates matters further. This intricate narrative, reminiscent of Escher's drawings that inspire David's computer games, delves into the complex interplay of love and hatred. It raises profound questions about the nature of knowledge in relationships, the parallels between murder and marriage, and the essence of love itself. A mesmerizing and moving exploration of the human heart, this debut novel is a compelling police procedural that probes the depths of emotional intricacies and the mysteries of human connection.