In Hook, Line & Sinker, bestselling novelist Harlan Thrombey is at his cutthroat best. Retired actor Truman Flynn has been found dead on the shore of a lake with no sign of his fishing boat, but there is a long trail of blood and an even longer trail of suspects. Truman's wealthy business partners, his caregiver, and a mysterious visitor all have a motive to shatter the calm of this remote lake town. Now a weatherbeaten police chief and his trusted deputy must sift through the clues to find the killer.