From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Seeing Red comes this тАЬtaut, satisfying page-turnerтАЭ (Booklist) full of jarring, cinematic twists that will have you on the edge of your seat.
When millionaire Paul Wheeler is brutally murdered, his family hires high-profile attorney Derek Mitchell to defend the victimтАЩs nephew, Creighton. Though the police havenтАЩt accused Creighton of the crime, WheelerтАЩs mistress, Julie Rutledge, a prime suspect herself, is convinced Creighton is the killer. Determined to expose his guilt, Julie is willing to risk everythingтАФeven DerekтАЩs reputationтАФto prove her case.
As Derek digs into the evidence, he discovers a chilling pattern rooted in CreightonтАЩs obsession with infamous movie murders. With time running out, they must unravel the shocking truth before someone else becomes his next victim in a deadly reenactment of cinemaтАЩs goriest scenes. Who will be his unwilling costars? They wonтАЩt know until the final Smash Cut.