The Dead Cat Bounce A Home Repair is Homicide M

deadcatbouncen.Stockmarketjargonforasmall，temporaryriseinastock'stradingpriceafterasharpdrop.Sincesheboughtherramblingoldfixer-upperofahouse，JacobiaTiptreehasgottenusedtofindingthingsbroken.Butherlatestproblemisn'tsoeasilyrepaired.Alongwiththerottingfloorjoistsandsaggingsupportbeams，there'sthelittlematterofthedeadmaninJake'sstoreroom，anicepickfirmlyplantedinhiscranium.NotmuchhappensinhertinyMainetown，butthat'sabouttochange.Jake'sunknownguestturnsouttobeaworld-famouscorporateraider，localboyturnedbillionaireThrenodyMcIlwaine.WhenJake'sbestfriend，quietanddependableEllieWhite，readilyconfessestothemurder，copsandjournalistsswarmintosnowboundEastport.Jakesmellsacover-up，andbeginspokingintopasthistorybetweenMcIlwaineandEllie'sfamily.Butsomeonedoesn'tlikenosyneighbors...andJake'srusticrefugemaybecomeherfinalrestingplace.