Welcome to the Killer Lines Crime Fiction Festival,the place for star writers of the genre to meet their adoring fans. But be carefulΓÇöthis year the murders arenΓÇÖt just on the page. In the quaint English town of Hoslewitthe biggest names in crime writing have congregated to celebrate all things bookish and murderous. Author Jane Hepburn is determined to make her time at the Killer Lines festival worthwhile. This is her chance to change her fortunes and make her fictional Private Detective Baker a household name. And if she has to resort to sneaking into the book tent after hours to rearrange some books so hers are front and centerso be it. But when Jane encounters the dead body of renowned (and reviled) literary agent Carrie Marksthe festival takes on a decidedly different tone. Joined by Carrie’s newest clientdebut novelist Natasha Martezand the agency’s hapless internDaniel ThurstonJane decides to put her fictional sleuthing skills to use in the real worldΓÇöshe’s going to solve the murder. But the list of suspects is long: seemingly everyone at the festival has a motive to kill Carrieand the more Jane and her new friends investigatethe closer they come to a dangerous truthΓÇöone thatΓÇÖs stranger than fiction.