Sharon McCone, weary of San Franciscos persistent rainy weather, jumps at the chance to investigate sabotage on the set of a documentary film being shot on the island of Kauai. Based on the writings of Hawaiian scholar Elson Wellbright, the film has incited major controversy among some of Wellbrights family members who arent anxious to see the project reach completion. Vandalism quickly escalates into big-time violence, and McCone discovers a world of family secrets, drug dealing, political insurgency, and murder in this new crime novel by one of the worlds most beloved mystery writers. Marcia Mullers previous Sharon McCone mystery, While Other People Sleep (Mysterious Press 7/98), hit the bestseller list. Its paperback publication will coincide with A Walk Through Fire.