The Architect

Roark Dexter Smith was a beguiler, womanizer, bon vivant, amateur mycologist and expert violinist in addition to being a world-class designer. Oh, and Mr. Smith had another hobby, one he didn't want anyone to know about. Gil Hopper, adopted as a baby, discovers he is the heir to the famous Roark Dexter Smith, and inherits Bluff House, a secluded mansion in which a mysterious fire killed Smith, his wife, and Smith's assistant. But there are dark secrets involving Gil's heritage, which may prove fatal to him and his friends.