A Novel Crime

In "A Novel Crime," struggling romance writer Marcy Jo Codburn seeks literary success but feels like a failure after her divorce. When she uncovers a compromising secret about celebrated author Francesca Barber, Marcy adopts the bold pen name Summer Branigan to secure a collaboration that spirals into chaos. Set against the backdrop of the cutthroat publishing industry, this darkly comic tale explores the lengths to which an aspiring writer will go for fame, as deadlines and intertwined fates lead to an unexpected conclusion.