Coloring-book creator and Washington, DC, bookstore owner Florrie Fox is attending the wedding of her wealthy boss and a famous romance author, who are taking their vowsβfor the second timeβon the grounds of the gorgeous Maxwell mansion. Β But it soon becomes clear that the soothing vibe of coloring books is very different from the stress and backstabbing in some corners of the literary world. Β Arthur Bedlingham, for example, barely makes a living despite the many awards heβs wonβand his chances for better sales havenβt been helped by the vicious review he just got from another guest at the party. Then thereβs an exβFBI agent whose popular thrillers are a magnet for female fans; a less-successful romance writer; and an ambitious waitress whoβs intent on a career in journalism. Β When Arthurβs assistant, an aspiring writer, is murdered during the festivities, Florrie realizes this is no color-by-numbers case, and sheβll have to sort out the complicated secrets among this creative crowd of suspects . .Β