Writer Bridget Montrose finds that the rarefied world of the literati can behazardous, not only to her self-esteem but also to her life. Bridget is delighted to be accepted at aprestigious writer's retreat on the California coast and is looking forward to high-mindedconversations at the dinner table. High-mindedness is, however, in short supply. Instead, Bridgetgets an up-close, personal look at the writing and publishing world: authors of pot boilers and ofliterature, e-published authors and perennially best-selling authors. The eccentric billionaireowner of the retreat, the jealous manager, surfers, and cops enliven the literary mix. Readers willbe fascinated by the insider's detail enlivening this closed-circle-of-suspects mystery.