**.99 cent SPRING BREAK SPECIAL, MARCH 13-21.** $3 off original priceFathers House, to all appearances, is a home for wayward boys in largely crime-free Duraleigh, NC. But there are some who believe the city harbors a drug syndicate, Fathers Disciples, which uses the boys home to recruit young members and the adjacent Fathers Funeral Home to launder money. Assistant District Attorney Ben Lovison, a Fathers House alum, and others work toward exposing the syndicate-not easy since many of the city's prominent officials are on the take. The author keeps the plot moving and the tension pulled tight: The home's basement serves as a locus of terror, and distrust is pervasive. Baldwin's story also explores a thematically rich father motif: Ben, whose own father abandoned him and his mother, is worried about being a new father; the home is run by Mayo Fathers; and a standout among the many characters, Detective Leo Johnston, who's told to re-examine a murder case and finds evidence in shockingly short supply, also fits the motif, having stayed in a loveless marriage for the sake of his two sons. The story features striking imagery, including a scene in which a hired killer retrieves a candy bar while a body burns, passing a door that leads to the dreaded basement. Throughout the book, Baldwin mischievously adds twist after twist, including suspicious suicides, witnesses who turn up missing, and gunfire during a funeral--a riveting action sequence. --Kirkus Reviews