. . . . . "Detective and mystery stories" . . . . "A family drama in Brooklyn on two brothers, one a fireman, the other a policeman. The fireman's wife leaves, informing him he is not the real father of their daughter. The policeman is being investigated for theft of a million dollars from the police evidence room. Part study of what happens to men when they lose their sense of identity and part mystery: why did the fireman's wife leave and why did the policeman steal--and is there a connection? By the author of Machine." . . "House on fire" . "House on fire"@en . . . "Mystery fiction"@en . . "Fiction" . "Fiction"@en . . . . . . .