Smash Cut

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Seeing Red comes this “ taut, satisfying page-turner” (Booklist) full of jarring, cinematic twists that will have you on the edge of your seat.

When millionaire Paul Wheeler is brutally murdered, his family hires high-profile attorney Derek Mitchell to defend the victim’ s nephew, Creighton. Though the police haven’ t accused Creighton of the crime, Wheeler’ s mistress, Julie Rutledge, a prime suspect herself, is convinced Creighton is the killer. Determined to expose his guilt, Julie is willing to risk everything— even Derek’ s reputation— to prove her case.

As Derek digs into the evidence, he discovers a chilling pattern rooted in Creighton’ s obsession with infamous movie murders. With time running out, they must unravel the shocking truth before someone else becomes his next victim in a deadly reenactment of cinema’ s goriest scenes. Who will be his unwilling costars? They won’ t know until the final Smash Cut.