Murder comes to Gen Con, the largest tabletop gaming convention in the world, and this time it's no game. After stumbling over the body of a famous game designer, it's up to Liam Parker to figure out who killed the man and–more importantly–why.

Liam Parker returns to Gen Con for the debut of his first game and runs into an old enemy. When the man's employees start dropping dead, it's up to Liam to figure out who's targeting them and how he can stop a total party kill.

When gunmen charge into Gen Con and take the Writer’s Symposium hostage, issuing incredible demands, Liam Parker suspects this is not their real gambit. He needs to figure out the rules to this new game of theirs – and how to win.