Naperville, IL: Poisoned Pen Press, (2024). First edition - A stand-alone novel by this prolific - and award-winning - Sri Lankan-born Australia author, one which even manages to incorporate a Q-Anon type thread about something called The Shield and the revolutionary plans of its leader, Primus. "Australian college student Theodosia Benton has abruptly left her university in Sydney and moved to the United States with the intention of becoming a writer, showing up unannounced on the doorstep of her older brother, Gus, in Lawrence, Kansas. . When she meets writer Dan Murdoch at a coffee shop, Theo quickly manages to become his friend and avid writing student. Then Dan is murdered and Theo is determined to find his killer." (Kirkus) Reading group guide. 376 pp.