She travels to Alan’s village. She meets his neighbors. They all hated him. He used their secrets for his books. Susan becomes a real-life detective. She searches for the missing chapters. The Parallel Investigation

In the book, Pünd is dying. He takes one last case. A housekeeper dies in a village. Then, the master of the house is killed. It looks like a classic mystery. But Susan reaches the end. The final chapters are missing. The Real World Mystery

Susan Ryeland is an editor. Her life revolves around books. She works for a small publisher. Her star author is Alan Conway. Conway is famous for detective novels. His hero is Atticus Pünd. Pünd is a 1950s investigator.

She realizes the manuscript isn't just fiction. It is a confession. Or a motive. The "French HDTV" version captures every detail. The sets are lush. The transitions are clever.