The Reckoning of Adrienne Monet

<p>How far would <em>you</em> go to take back a dream that was stolen from you? </p><p></p><p>Making movies is Adrienne Monet's whole life. But her best film was dumped after a studio takeover by male executives who were blind to her genius condemning her to years of career frustration and identity crisis. </p><p></p><p>Then she's hired to adapt an esteemed Off-Broadway play. To make the film would restore her career but the <span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>director Egon Swift a maker of violent sexist box-office hits is counting on the film to upgrade his sordid reputation. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Frustrated Adrienne tells him he's out of his depth and should step aside. He flies into a rage and assaults her and is mortally wounded when she defends herself. She escapes unseen-so far. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The studio agrees to let her rescue the production. Stalked by Buddy Ferino an implacable NYPD detective who believes Adrienne shot Swift to steal his job she directs the film on the streets of </span>New York with Ferino getting ever closer to arresting her for murder.<span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>A complex novel of suspense and moral tension in the spirit of Patricia Highsmith's 'Ripley' novels </span><em>The Reckoning of Adrienne Monet</em> is the harrowing story of one woman's struggle to recover her career and her identity.</p>