The murder of businessman Paul Wheeler seems random to everyone except his girlfriend Julie Rutledge. The famous lawyer, who met Julie under very unusual circumstances, soon begins to share her doubts. The suspect turns out to be the murdered man's nephew, Craigton Wheeler, an expert on film history, who acts out scenes from classic thrillers in his life, making those around him unwitting participants in his strange stagings. Previously, the book was published under the title “Screenwriter”