Last Scene Alive — Charlaine Harris

MURDER: TAKE TWO

The Atlanta suburb of Lawrenceton is the set of a TV movie about a serial killer who terrorized the town ten years earlier. Interestingly, it happened to be Aurora Teagarden's first mystery to solve. Moreover, Aurora's ex, true crime writer Robin Crusoe, who helped Roe solve the crime, has written the screenplay. Adding drama to the whole circus, Aurora's unfriendly stepson Barrett is starring in the film.

But the show must go on--or so Roe believes until she meets Celia Shaw, the catty actress portraying Roe. Worse, she's also Robin's latest squeeze. Soon the real-life script takes a deadly turn: Celia is murdered and Barrett is accused of the crime. Now, as threatening letters, deranged fans and renewed feelings for Robin compete for Roe's attention, she discovers that a killer is halfway through a script with a bloody ending, and she's got a starring role.