Passions run high in the world of publishing, but they rarely lead to murder – or do they?
Gloria Grainger, wealthy bestselling novelist, is found dead in her room one morning. Everyone assumes she died of natural causes – except for Willow King.

Despite Chief Inspector Tom Worth’s mockery of her suspicions Willow is determined to uncover the sinister truth. She find herself investigating a particularly nasty murder case, in which there seems no limit to the amount of emotional damage people can inflict upon each other.

Then Willow herself becomes a target for the same murderous hatred that surrounded Gloria…