The Literary Murders — Bill Wetterman

Literary agents and Phil Waters, a thriller writer, have had an ongoing war for years. Despite winning numerous contests and awards, agents reject his ideas and his novels. When talking to an agent at the Southwest Authors' League Writers' Conference, the agent tells Phil, "Not believable Death by treadmill? Silly. Not interested," and he ends Phil's interview session. Phil burns with anger. The next day, Phil goes to the hotel exercise center to work out. Who should be running on a treadmill, but the agent who insulted him. The electric cord supplying the machine is plugged in to the wall next to Phil just as it is in his book. To pull the plug or not to pull the plug. That is the question. Never act on impulse. You can't take it back.