Ever hear the dead knocking? Novelist Darell Brooke lived for his title as King of Suspense - until an auto accident left him unable to concentrate. Two years later, reclusive and bitter, he wants one thing; to plot a new novel and regain his reputation. Kaitlan Sering, his twenty-two-year-old granddaughter, once lived for drugs. After she stole from Darell, he cut her off. Now shes rebuilding her life. But in Kaitlans town two women have been murdered, and she is about to discover a third. Shes even more shocked to realize the culprit is her boyfriend, Craig, the police chiefs son. Desperate, Kaitlan flees to her estranged grandfather. For over forty years, Darell Brooke has lived suspense. Surely hell devise a plan to trap the cunning Craig. But can Darells muddled mind do it? And - if he tries - with what motivation? For Kaitlans plight may be the stunning answer to the elusive plot he seeks .