A plate of red herrings

About “A plate of red herrings”

At a cocktail party for The Guardian's editorial staff, most attendees are privately told their services will no longer be needed by the magazine's new owner. Bryan Colley, who seemed to enjoy delivering these dismissals, is found bludgeoned in his office with a steel-rodded fisherman statue. Police name Assistant Fiction Editor Nora Curran the obvious suspect, though the investigation may involve misdirection.