The King of Lies by John Hart

Official Summary
Jackson Workman Pickens—known to most as Work—mindlessly holds together his life: a failing law practice left to him when his father, Ezra, mysteriously disappeared, a distant wife, and a fragile sister, Jean, damaged by the shared past they’ve endured.

And then Ezra’s body is discovered.

Set to inherit his father’s fortune, Work becomes a prime suspect. But so does Jean. Fearing the worst, Work launches his own investigation, crossing paths with a power-hungry detective, a string of damning evidence, and the ugly rumors that swirl within his small, moneyed Southern town.  Desperate for the redemption that has eluded him for so many years and stripped of everything he once valued, Work fights to save his sister, clear his name, and regain the love of the woman to whom he gave his heart so many years before.

My Two Cents
The quick and dirty review on the front cover (from Pat Conroy, no less, one of my favorite authors) is "...moves and reads like a book on fire" - and he hit the nail on the head.  This book reminds me of John Grisham a bit - well, the way John Grisham wishes he could write a story, anyway -

It took me awhile to figure out the "who" of the "whodunnit" part of this book - and that is saying a lot because usually I have these kinds of books figured out from about page 50.

It was exciting, interesting, and not written so the "lowest common denominators" could understand it.  I recommend picking it up if you like this kind of fiction...