A Good Knife's Work — Sheila York

Hounded by publicity from a vicious scandal, screenwriter Lauren Atwill escapes LA for the anonymity of New York City. Having handsome PI Peter Winslow along as a bodyguard and a screenplay to write for the popular mystery series "Adam Drake, For Hire," should keep her occupied and out of trouble. Then her new friend Hazel Keane -- an heiress and the producer of "Adam Drake" -- is brutally murdered in her office late at night.