An actor is murdered while rehearsing his part in a "live radio theater" murder mystery and a deceptively low-key local detective has to sort out the clues to reveal the killer.

Kevin Dangler is a once-famous author desperate to regain his lost glory while traveling the back-roads of middle America, selling remaindered, fifth-editions of his first book out of the trunk of his car. Along the way, he meets his ultimate fan, a woman who might be his salvation...or a novel way to die... and plays cat-and-mouse with a small-town detective Bud Flanek.

A homeless woman is found frozen to death in a park, unlocking troubling memories for a weary cop and a powerful Chief of Police.