A prominent author dies at a mystery writer's retreat. Who Did it? Recently promoted to investigations, Deputy Sheriff Christine Urich is eager to succeed. Show she is not merely a pretty face promoted to make the Department look fair. But will this first case derail her dream? Why? The lead Detective, Robert Jordan, struggles with Demons of his own. His career circles the drain after being hounded out of Memphis Homicide. Landing in this rural county, Jordan seems content to finish his career making as few waves as possible. As they struggle to build a working relationship while stumbling over the writers shadowing their every move, they discover that everyone there wanted the victim dead. Are the writers interested in watching the police at work, or are one or more of them killers covering their trail while pretending to cooperate? Can the detectives put their differences aside and bring the killer to justice? Come find out! WHAT REVIEWERS SAY ABOUT THE JERGEN COUNTY SERIES: Robert Jordan and Christine Urich. Mix a hint of Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch with a twist of James Lee Burke’s Dave Robicheaux. Add Robert Dugoni’s Trace Crosswhite and a dash of J.D Robb's Eve Dallas. The combination gives bad guys nightmares!