简介：LadyHugh,theintolerantBible-fanaticpresidentofOxford'sMayfieldcollege,turnsagainstanythinggay.ShortlyafterthepopularanddecentstudentWillMcEwanshootshimselfintheheadinSt.Mark'schurchafterwavingarevolveratReverendFrancisKing,whoishimselffoundtortuouslymurderedbyahotpokerintheheadthenextday.ThelinkbetweenbothvictimsistheGarden,apioussocietyofferingChristiananswerstoyoungsters'contemporaryquestion--itsemblembeingaPhoenix,whichbothWill'ssuicidenotethatsays,"IlostmywaybetweenGethsemaneandCalvary,"andamessageonKing'sdoorhatsays,"Lifebornoffire,"referto.Lewis'spartner,DetectiveSergeantJamesHathaway,wasafriendofWill'sinschoolandagainatuniversity,buthisbrutallygay-bashingfatherHenryMcEwanapparentlyrepudiatesWillposthumouslyfindingout...…