After the tragic death of his wife and child five years ago, Connor Nye has written his second novel and is guaranteed tenure, feeling his life is back on track. There's just one problem: Connor didn't write the novel. His missing student did. And someone knows. And wants to make him pay. When the police arrive at his door, asking questions about a murder from two years ago because of the striking similarity to the crime in his book, Connor realises he's in over his head. To clear his name he has to unravel the frightening secrets buried in the manuscript.
