Book Case — Stephen Greenleaf

Brimming with sex, money, and scandal, the manuscript had all the makings of a blockbuster bestseller. And publisher Bryce Chatterton knew it, just as he knew that publishing the book was his last and only hope of keeping Periwinkle Press afloat. But there was one small problem standing in Bryce's way. Who in the world wrote it?

Detective John Marshall Tanner thought it was a weird assignment, but after he read the hook, it seemed even more bizarre. Because suddenly what was purportedly fiction was most probably a roman a clef--which meant that Tanner had his hands on an expose that could blow the lid off some of San Francisco's nastiest secrets. Now he must follow an elusive paper trail into the past to unbury a crime, a scam, and a cover-up...and do it before the vengeful author writes his final chapter--in blood.