In January 2010 a law-abiding, church-going father of two from Melbourne's leafy eastern suburbs didn't come home after a business trip and his burnt remains were found in a northern suburb -- the wrong side of town -- a week later.

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The author, a lawyer, looks at the murder of wealthy socialite Margaret Wales-King and her husband, Paul King by youngest son, Matthew. She examines the crime and subsequent police investigation, and the media furore the case attracted, as well as exploring the nature and motivations of matricide.