<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Days after sending rejection letters to four would-be authors, literary agent Madison Holmes is found murdered; the victim of a brutal attack in her home. Lieutenant-Detective Toni Damianois assigned to the high-profile case, much the chagrin of the more seasoned detectives in her division. Eager to close her first major case, Damianois discovers the murder weapon—a boxed manuscript—mere hours into the investigation, but is left wondering how a simple book could lead to such a vicious crime.