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 finds 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 . . .

'This sparkling whodunnit effectively blends mystery, sophistication, and a dash of romantic melodrama' Publishers Weekly (Bloody Roses)

'Well plotted - and immense fun to read' The Times (Poison Flowers)

Natasha Cooper lives in London and writes for a variety of newspapers and journals. She was Chairman of the Crime Writer's Association in 2000/01 and regularly speaks at crime-writing conferences on both sides of the Atlantic. N. J. is the author of the Trish Maguire series and has also written psychological suspense novels as Clare Layton.