New York, 1942: Willowjean "Will" Parker, a former circus worker, is working as the assistant to Lillian Pentecost, a renowned private detective, when they take on the Collins case: Abigail Collins, a wealthy widow, was bludgeoned to death with a crystal ball at her own Halloween party. The case grows complicated when ghosts from Lillian's past resurface and Will becomes romantically entangled with the victim's daughter. But when another murder occurs, Will and Lillian must put aside their personal feelings to solve the case, before one of them ends up in the crosshairs. Fortune Favors the Dead is an original and fun take on the traditional hard-boiled detective novel, with a memorable cast of characters and a refreshing heroine.