Jessica Fletcher investigates a mysterious manuscript
with deadly consequences in the latest entry in this USA
Today bestselling series...
Jessica Fletcher has had plenty to worry about over her
storied career, both as a bestselling novelist and amateur
sleuth. But she never had any reason to worry about her
longtime publisher, Lane Barfield, who also happens to be a
trusted friend. When mounting evidence of financial
malfeasance leads to an FBI investigation of Lane, Jessica
can't believe what she's reading.
So when Barfield turns up dead, Jessica takes on the task of
proving Barfield's innocence--she can't fathom someone she's
known and trusted for so long cheating her. Sure enough,
Jessica's lone wolf investigation turns up several oddities
and inconsistencies in Barfield's murder. Jessica knows
something is being covered up, but what exactly? The trail
she takes to answer that question reveals something far more
nefarious afoot, involving shadowy characters from the
heights of power in Washington. At the heart of Jessica's
investigation lies a manuscript Barfield had intended to
bring out after all other publishers had turned it down. The
problem is that manuscript has disappeared, all traces of
its submission and very existence having been wiped off the
books.
With her own life now in jeopardy, Jessica refuses to back
off and sets her sights on learning the contents of that
manuscript and what about it may have led to several
murders. Every step she takes brings her closer to the truth
of what lies in the pages, as well as the person who penned
them.
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