Thriller of the Year – By Glyn Jones – tells the story of crime novelist Gillian Howard who, after returning home late at night from an awards ceremony, discovers she is the intended victim of a real murder plot. A copy of her latest book, The Lady is Dead, has been delivered to her flat without explanation and household appliances have been booby-trapped. As a number of visitors to her home fall under suspicion, Gillian faces a race against time to discover the identity of her would-be murderer before it is too late.