A young ghostwriter must track down a deadly arsonist in the first of an exciting new mystery series. Writer Lee Bartholomew spends more time dwelling on the terrifying possibility of her own grisly murder than on solving anyone elses. Yet she insists upon living alone in a gigantic London house, banishing her boyfriend Tommywho is eager to marry herwhile she quakes in terror at the thought of the rampant crime erupting just at the other side of her front door. The situation gets worse when someone begins setting fire to houses in Lees Notting Hill neighborhood. As Lee embarks on a new job to ghostwrite the autobiography of soap star Selma Walker, she finds herself catapulted into the center of the arson investigationand into the arms of a dangerous new lover. Now, she must discover who is setting these mysterious fires, learn the truth about Selmaand give Tommy an answer to his marriage proposalbefore she can return to her quiet life.