Several teams of Pine Hills, Ohio, residents are working to solve a fake murder that\u2019s part of an event directed by Oliver Quick. One of the teams includes a real police detective, John Buchannan; another includes coffee shop owner Krissy Hancock, who\u2019s already solved several murders, much to Buchannan\u2019s annoyance. Originally, Oliver was going to use local actors for the game, but then he changed his mind and imported professionals, a decision that\u2019s led to bad feelings. When Scott, a member of one of the other teams, is found dead by Krissy\u2019s group, the game quickly gets serious. Krissy is warned off by Buchannan and her own boyfriend, Paul. He\u2019s also a police officer, but he knows that Krissy\u2019s curiosity won\u2019t let her walk away, especially once she\u2019s egged on by the friends who\u2019ve helped her in other cases. The self-absorbed Oliver has no problem using the murder to boost his event, and many of the actors don\u2019t want to make waves because they need the work. Krissy has faith that looking into the complex relationships among the actors and members of the detective teams will help reveal a killer, but she\u2019s tested by all the players who lie about their own relationships for reasons utterly unrelated to Scott\u2019s death. Krissy\u2019s sleuthing puts her in danger, and a reporter highlighting her past successes makes her life even more difficult. Despite it all, tidbits of information come together little by little, pointing her in the right direction.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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