About the Book: A sensational, bizarre murder has occurred at Castle Kinloch, a gothic granite fortress on a remote Scottish island: literary superstar Brett Saffron Presley has been found dead in the tower’s book-lined study. Local Detective Chief Inspector Euan McIntosh—who has no love for the flamboyant American victim—is left with the unenviable task of interviewing three prime suspects: the only guests on the island. They are three American lady novelists: Kat de Noir, an erotica writer; Cassie Pringle, a cozy mystery mom; and Emma Endicott, a blue-blood historical fiction author. The women claim to be best friends writing a historical novel about the castle’s original laird, who was also creatively murdered. However, their stories don’t align, forcing McIntosh to investigate the true reason for their visit. Is the long-ago murder connected to the playboy author’s demise? This novel is a crafty locked-room mystery, a pointed satire of the literary world, and a tale of unexpected friendship and romance