When world-famous, polarizing movie star Christopher Chase is found dead on the soundstage of his latest film—a murder mystery ironically mirroring his own demise—legendary detective Benoit Blanc is summoned at the insistence of a panicked producer. Joined by his new, reluctant assigned partner, hyper-analytical young detective and film buff James “Jamie” Ward, Blanc wades into a venomous Hollywood production where egos are enormous, resentments run deep, and everyone has a motive.
