Publisher's Synopsis
"Harry Lockhart unintentionally wins a screen test in Los Angeles by showing remorse in an audition for a botched burglary he committed in New York City, which casting director Dabney Shaw mistakes for method acting. At a party, Harry meets his childhood crush Harmony Lane and ""Gay"" Perry van Shrike, a private investigator hired to give Harry on-the-job tutelage for his screen test. Party host Harlan Dexter, a retired actor, has recently resolved a feud over his wife's inheritance with his estranged daughter, Veronica.During a stakeout at a Big Bear Lake cabin, Perry and Harry see a car being dumped in a lake. Perry notices a female corpse in the trunk, and shoots the lock in a rescue attempt, but accidentally hits the corpse. They decide against reporting it as it will appear Perry killed her. Thinking Harry is a private investigator, Harmony informs Harry of her sister, Jenna, who supposedly killed herself; Harry finds the lake corpse, identified as Veronica, in his bathroom and dumps it with Perry, but soon discovers Harmony's credit card was used by Jenna to hire Perry. Harry goes to see Harmony, who accidentally slams the door on his finger, cutting it off, after finding out he slept with her friend."
