Zoe Foster, creator of the popular comic strip Kitty Floyd, P.I., comes across the body of a young woman on her way home from a Christmas party. Running back to the hotel where the party was held, she calls 911 only to discover that when the police arrive, there's no body. The police think that perhaps the woman was another fellow Christmas partier who'd had a little too much to drink and Zoe just happened to find her passed out in the alley but Zoe knows that the woman she saw was dead and will stop at nothing to find out what happened to her.

Zoe draws a picture of the woman and has it printed in the newspaper she works at in hopes that one of the readers will recognize the woman. The information she receives leads Zoe to the Blue Moon, where the missing women, Lola Malone, used to be a singer. The nightclub also happens to be owned by Zoe's ex-husband, Rick Vaughn. In order to work together though, they have to put aside their differences and concentrate on finding out what happened to Lola.

To get some different ideas, Zoe comes up with a plan to use her comic strip as a soundboard on what may have happened to the singer. She sets up a scene and then has readers write in with ideas on what happens next -- but in doing so, Zoe may have also attracted the attentions of a killer.

NOW YOU DIE is a wonderful mystery with lots of suspense and fast paced who done it chapters. This was my first Christiane Heggan book but will not be my last. The only thing I found a bit unbelievable was the killer's identity. He just seems to come straight out of left field, and I don't say this because I guessed the wrong identity. But at the same time, I suppose that's what makes a good mystery. You never get quite what you expected. A great read for when you manage to get a few hours to yourself. I will definitely be looking for other books by Ms. Heggan the next time I'm at the bookstore.