Dodie Golightly is a murderer. It’s 1967 and murder is her profession. She is a writer of stories, creating characters in order to do dreadful things to them. Travel with Dodie, her assistant, Cassandra, and her best friend, TV personality, Timothy Bold as they embark on a phantasmagorical journey against the clock. Clues discovered in a mysterious manuscript lead their investigation into a series of literary murders. Who are the authors listed in the book and why does Dodie’s name have a skull scrawled next to it?