Alone Along Writers' Roads — Tom Wood

Three first time authors are all trying to change the world using the written word. But what they weren't expecting was for people to wind up dead.

In Chicago, Davis Quigley has grown tired of his career as a beat broadcast reporter where the story rarely changes, and lands a publishing deal for his debut novel that aims to expose the lack of truth in the legal system. Meanwhile Catherine Dallas's first novel about the hidden problems her generation must overcome becomes a best seller overnight -- launching her into the national spotlight. Over in Connecticut, Brady Harvey writes a self-published memoir about the meaning of love while serving a prison sentence.

What do these three have in common besides a poetic sense of justice? It turns out the answer to that question is worth killing over.

As Davis and Catherine begin to kindle a romance, they are forced to navigate the complicated world of publicists, book signings, tv appearances and agents vying for their next hit novel. Each with their own checkered history, the two writers share a rare, genuine connection in the midst of the superficial world of publishing. But little do they know, a dark secret from Catherine's past is threatening to destroy their budding romance -- and anyone else who gets in the way.

A tale filled with building suspense and mystery that ultimately connects these three writers forever, Alone Along Writers Roads explores the stories we create, and the stories we tell ourselves, to understand the good, the bad, and the unexplained parts of life.