Synopsis
In Port Ellis, there’s no off-season for murder.
Journalist Cat Conway is looking forward to an easy assignment covering a major wellness and self-actualization summit at the Pinerock Resort, featuring Bliss Bondar and Bree Guthrie, creators of the Welcome, Goddess empire and widows with attitude. Cat’s mother, Marian Conway, bestselling author and defiantly mediocre parent, is on the agenda—and so is murder.
When one of the influencers turns up dead, suspicion falls on the high-profile guests. Could the killer be a jealous business partner? Or the Instagram-famous poet? The empowerment guru whose wife hates him? Or Cat’s mother, who has a reputation to protect and a shocking secret to hide?
Cat’s pulled into investigating another celebrity death, but this time while facing the possible demise of her livelihood: The Quill & Packet is struggling financially, and may be headed toward its final edition. A convoy of protesters, angry at Cat’s reporting, has besieged the Quill’s newsroom. Can Cat rescue her mother and her newspaper, or will the killer stalking Port Ellis beat her to the deadline?
About the Authors
Kate Hilton is the co-author of Bury the Lead, the bestselling first novel in the Quill & Packet mystery series. She is also the author of the novels The Hole in the Middle, Just Like Family, and Better Luck Next Time. When not writing, Kate works with psychotherapy and life coaching clients in the area of transformational change. No stranger to reinvention herself, Kate has had prior careers in law, university administration, publishing, and major gift fundraising. She lives in Toronto in a blended family—including a husband, two sons, a stepdaughter and a rescue dog.
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About the Authors
Elizabeth Renzetti is a bestselling Canadian author and journalist, and the co-author of the Quill & Packet mysteries. Her book What She Said: Conversations About Equality was a national bestseller in 2024. She was a columnist, feature writer, and reporter at the Globe & Mail for many years. In 2020 she won the Landsberg Award for her reporting on gender equality. She is also the author of the essay collection Shrewed: A Wry and Closely Observed Look at the Lives of Women and Girls and the novel Based on a True Story. She lives in Toronto with her family.
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