The Lit-Crit Take: A genre-bending, character-driven thriller about memory, identity and making peace with the past.
The Pure Plot Pitch: Sure, we all know about arrogant, self-centered media executives. But how about one who served time as a teen for murdering her sister? And who suddenly believes she’s possessed by the spirit of Indira Gandhi? And now, at the height of her power, a secret from her past is threatening to destroy her empire, while someone from that past is trying to take her life. Stop the damn presses!
I hope readers will enjoy Dead Line for two reasons: . (1) I spent 30 years working as an editor in magazines and media, mostly at People and Entertainment Weekly and their websites, so much of the journalistic action in Dead Line is based on personal, behind-the-scenes experience and observation. (2) I’ve tried to inject the material with an adrenaline-fueled spirituality, a zen freedom needed to trick away the addictions to power and control.